diff --git a/drivers/net/yellowfin.c b/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
index 2f1645dcb8c81e3a8bbd91a792f97f2619135a79..7477ffdcddb45923e0b74cda2fbd8a876c84c94d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
+++ b/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ static int gx_fix;
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
 /* These identify the driver base version and may not be removed. */
-static char version[] __devinitdata =
-KERN_INFO DRV_NAME ".c:v1.05  1/09/2001  Written by Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>\n"
-KERN_INFO "  (unofficial 2.4.x port, " DRV_VERSION ", " DRV_RELDATE ")\n";
+static const char version[] __devinitconst =
+  KERN_INFO DRV_NAME ".c:v1.05  1/09/2001  Written by Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>\n"
+  KERN_INFO "  (unofficial 2.4.x port, " DRV_VERSION ", " DRV_RELDATE ")\n";
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Packet Engines Yellowfin G-NIC Gigabit Ethernet driver");