diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index 9ca1a4d1b66a1e02186a438af498a4ac2ec5ea29..11a2b36e14bbb3a4688d06456c88d813c4f9b005 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ static void cdns_uart_pm(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int state,
 	}
 }
 
-static struct uart_ops cdns_uart_ops = {
+static const struct uart_ops cdns_uart_ops = {
 	.set_mctrl	= cdns_uart_set_mctrl,
 	.get_mctrl	= cdns_uart_get_mctrl,
 	.start_tx	= cdns_uart_start_tx,