diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/i6300esb.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/i6300esb.c
index 93785f1..870539e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/i6300esb.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/i6300esb.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
  *      Kernel Interfaces
  */
 
-static struct file_operations esb_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations esb_fops = {
         .owner =        THIS_MODULE,
         .llseek =       no_llseek,
         .write =        esb_write,