diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 90a3257..2968a33 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ struct proto tcpv6_prot = {
 	.diag_destroy		= tcp_abort,
 };
 
-static struct inet6_protocol tcpv6_protocol = {
+static const struct inet6_protocol tcpv6_protocol = {
 	.early_demux	=	tcp_v6_early_demux,
 	.early_demux_handler =  tcp_v6_early_demux,
 	.handler	=	tcp_v6_rcv,