diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 493b5141a618f14508e473c9ebd6fe6bbeb5d572..20f59b62721a69d64ddfd1a4a269f2ee0f003905 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@ static struct genl_family dp_packet_genl_family;
 static struct genl_family dp_flow_genl_family;
 static struct genl_family dp_datapath_genl_family;
 
-static struct genl_multicast_group ovs_dp_flow_multicast_group = {
-	.name = OVS_FLOW_MCGROUP
+static const struct genl_multicast_group ovs_dp_flow_multicast_group = {
+	.name = OVS_FLOW_MCGROUP,
 };
 
-static struct genl_multicast_group ovs_dp_datapath_multicast_group = {
-	.name = OVS_DATAPATH_MCGROUP
+static const struct genl_multicast_group ovs_dp_datapath_multicast_group = {
+	.name = OVS_DATAPATH_MCGROUP,
 };
 
-struct genl_multicast_group ovs_dp_vport_multicast_group = {
-	.name = OVS_VPORT_MCGROUP
+static const struct genl_multicast_group ovs_dp_vport_multicast_group = {
+	.name = OVS_VPORT_MCGROUP,
 };
 
 /* Check if need to build a reply message.
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy flow_policy[OVS_FLOW_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[OVS_FLOW_ATTR_CLEAR] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
 };
 
-static struct genl_ops dp_flow_genl_ops[] = {
+static const struct genl_ops dp_flow_genl_ops[] = {
 	{ .cmd = OVS_FLOW_CMD_NEW,
 	  .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM, /* Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege. */
 	  .policy = flow_policy,
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy datapath_policy[OVS_DP_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[OVS_DP_ATTR_USER_FEATURES] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
-static struct genl_ops dp_datapath_genl_ops[] = {
+static const struct genl_ops dp_datapath_genl_ops[] = {
 	{ .cmd = OVS_DP_CMD_NEW,
 	  .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM, /* Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege. */
 	  .policy = datapath_policy,
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy vport_policy[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_OPTIONS] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 };
 
-static struct genl_ops dp_vport_genl_ops[] = {
+static const struct genl_ops dp_vport_genl_ops[] = {
 	{ .cmd = OVS_VPORT_CMD_NEW,
 	  .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM, /* Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege. */
 	  .policy = vport_policy,