diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index ecea6c2..726bd75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 static const char * const version =
 	DRV_DESCRIPTION ": v" DRV_VERSION " (" DRV_RELDATE ")\n";
 
-int bond_net_id;
+int bond_net_id __read_mostly;
 
 static __be32 arp_target[BOND_MAX_ARP_TARGETS];
 static int arp_ip_count;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index 965adb6..0a56a77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 static atomic_t channel_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
 /* per-net private data for this module */
-static int ppp_net_id;
+static int ppp_net_id __read_mostly;
 struct ppp_net {
 	/* units to ppp mapping */
 	struct idr units_idr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/pppoe.c
index 60c8d23..a1dcba2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pppoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pppoe.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 static struct ppp_channel_ops pppoe_chan_ops;
 
 /* per-net private data for this module */
-static int pppoe_net_id;
+static int pppoe_net_id __read_mostly;
 struct pppoe_net {
 	/*
 	 * we could use _single_ hash table for all
diff --git a/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c b/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
index 849cc9c..442c382 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 static const struct proto_ops pppol2tp_ops;
 
 /* per-net private data for this module */
-static int pppol2tp_net_id;
+static int pppol2tp_net_id __read_mostly;
 struct pppol2tp_net {
 	struct list_head pppol2tp_tunnel_list;
 	rwlock_t pppol2tp_tunnel_list_lock;