diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c
index 875a0fe..a0e2b01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 static int el3_close(struct net_device *dev);
 static void el3_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev);
 static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev);
-static struct ethtool_ops netdev_ethtool_ops;
+static const struct ethtool_ops netdev_ethtool_ops;
 
 static void tc589_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev);
 
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
 }
 #endif /* PCMCIA_DEBUG */
 
-static struct ethtool_ops netdev_ethtool_ops = {
+static const struct ethtool_ops netdev_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_drvinfo		= netdev_get_drvinfo,
 #ifdef PCMCIA_DEBUG
 	.get_msglevel		= netdev_get_msglevel,