diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l73.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l73.c
index 9f52a940bcad6a9a1950bac6f737dc12d09473ce..d09578f397dae5121a849ec4dfa0402326ff2a04 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l73.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l73.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct  cs42l73_private {
 	u32 mclk;
 };
 
-struct reg_default cs42l73_reg_defaults[] = {
+static const struct reg_default cs42l73_reg_defaults[] = {
 	{ 1, 0x42 },	/* r01	- Device ID A&B */
 	{ 2, 0xA7 },	/* r02	- Device ID C&D */
 	{ 3, 0x30 },	/* r03	- Device ID E */