diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bfin5xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bfin5xx.c
index 733183186012fad171805ab6c6bd6dae2e7cc351..ca421c40e2028bf124274ba26be2950a598835a6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bfin5xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bfin5xx.c
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ static int bfin_spi_transfer(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *msg)
 
 #define MAX_SPI_SSEL	7
 
-static u16 ssel[][MAX_SPI_SSEL] = {
+static const u16 ssel[][MAX_SPI_SSEL] = {
 	{P_SPI0_SSEL1, P_SPI0_SSEL2, P_SPI0_SSEL3,
 	P_SPI0_SSEL4, P_SPI0_SSEL5,
 	P_SPI0_SSEL6, P_SPI0_SSEL7},