diff --git a/net/irda/irlap.c b/net/irda/irlap.c
index fd73e4a..d93ebd1 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlap.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlap.c
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@
 	goto out;
 }
 
-struct file_operations irlap_seq_fops = {
+const struct file_operations irlap_seq_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open           = irlap_seq_open,
 	.read           = seq_read,