diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
index 68d105aaf4e2ef9daf6ee37800cff620805b3487..984c7e8cec5aeeb3ab007cf1a69a1ca44de15856 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void __exit ibm_acpiphp_exit(void);
 
 static acpi_handle ibm_acpi_handle;
 static struct notification ibm_note;
-static struct bin_attribute ibm_apci_table_attr = {
+static struct bin_attribute ibm_apci_table_attr __ro_after_init = {
 	    .attr = {
 		    .name = "apci_table",
 		    .mode = S_IRUGO,