diff --git a/fs/smbfs/dir.c b/fs/smbfs/dir.c
index b1e58d1..50136b1 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/dir.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	.open		= smb_dir_open,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations =
 {
 	.create		= smb_create,
 	.lookup		= smb_lookup,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 	.setattr	= smb_notify_change,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix =
+const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix =
 {
 	.create		= smb_create,
 	.lookup		= smb_lookup,
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,
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/proto.h b/fs/smbfs/proto.h
index 34fb462..03f456c 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/proto.h
+++ b/fs/smbfs/proto.h
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 extern void smb_install_null_ops(struct smb_ops *ops);
 /* dir.c */
 extern const struct file_operations smb_dir_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix;
 extern void smb_new_dentry(struct dentry *dentry);
 extern void smb_renew_times(struct dentry *dentry);
 /* cache.c */
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 /* file.c */
 extern const struct address_space_operations smb_file_aops;
 extern const struct file_operations smb_file_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations;
 /* ioctl.c */
 extern int smb_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 /* smbiod.c */
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@
 extern int smb_request_recv(struct smb_sb_info *server);
 /* symlink.c */
 extern int smb_symlink(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname);
-extern struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations;
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c b/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
index cdc53c4..e4bf345 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 		__putname(s);
 }
 
-struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations =
 {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= smb_follow_link,