diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_core.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_core.c
index 3c379da2eef863387c19ce8b706a06522ebc97af..9dd4534823b399fefff52511315500d465fce490 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_core.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_core.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static struct attribute *tape_attrs[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-static struct attribute_group tape_attr_group = {
+static const struct attribute_group tape_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = tape_attrs,
 };