diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ipheth.c b/drivers/net/usb/ipheth.c
index 13c1f04..a9a97c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ipheth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ipheth.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
 	return netif_carrier_ok(dev->net);
 }
 
-static struct ethtool_ops ops = {
+static const struct ethtool_ops ops = {
 	.get_link = ipheth_ethtool_op_get_link
 };