diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index a619b9b..44bc6aa 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
 	int new_heartbeat;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options =		WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 					WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 					WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,