diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sysfs.c
index 73027a6c06c7c46e8a87450267e46f9bd41a6095..82fcb83ea3c89657cfb2700ce728affad3ba9216 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sysfs.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ static const struct bin_attribute bin_attr_pm_config = {
 	.write = qlcnic_sysfs_write_pm_config,
 };
 
-static struct bin_attribute bin_attr_flash = {
+static const struct bin_attribute bin_attr_flash = {
 	.attr = {.name = "flash", .mode = (S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR)},
 	.size = 0,
 	.read = qlcnic_83xx_sysfs_flash_read_handler,