diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
index bb552193e4babca3c8cbdcccd7aeb5a5eb610b71..e72dfa9699f3e70a1048aa76b86b3b8ccb8ea874 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ void start_rx_proc(struct phy_dev *phy_dev)
 				rx_complete, phy_dev, USB_COMPLETE);
 }
 
-static struct net_device_ops gdm_netdev_ops = {
+static const struct net_device_ops gdm_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open			= gdm_lte_open,
 	.ndo_stop			= gdm_lte_close,
 	.ndo_set_config			= gdm_lte_set_config,