diff --git a/fs/smbfs/file.c b/fs/smbfs/file.c
index e50533a..f161797 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/file.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 	.sendfile	= smb_file_sendfile,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations =
 {
 	.permission	= smb_file_permission,
 	.getattr	= smb_getattr,