diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 1fddf28..32b7c33 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 {
 	static struct address_space_operations empty_aops;
 	static struct inode_operations empty_iops;
-	static struct file_operations empty_fops;
+	static const struct file_operations empty_fops;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
 	if (sb->s_op->alloc_inode)