diff --git a/drivers/net/ipg.c b/drivers/net/ipg.c
index 382c553..9f7b5d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipg.c
@@ -2186,7 +2186,7 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static struct ethtool_ops ipg_ethtool_ops = {
+static const struct ethtool_ops ipg_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_settings = ipg_get_settings,
 	.set_settings = ipg_set_settings,
 	.nway_reset   = ipg_nway_reset,