diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
index 9f2e3be2c5b8b37d059d9aca5d2f4677753ce034..cd0f41fd4a51099997ad85c58935ae4bb8fa3431 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void receive_handler(struct ipmi_recv_msg *recv_msg, void *handler_data)
 		complete(comp);
 }
 
-static struct ipmi_user_hndl ipmi_poweroff_handler = {
+static const struct ipmi_user_hndl ipmi_poweroff_handler = {
 	.ipmi_recv_hndl = receive_handler
 };