diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-zevio.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-zevio.c
index e23ef7b9451d9546bb6fe7a7dc8e562d9c2a1fe4..3926ce9c28405beb4fed2d94b3baecd0f2490c11 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-zevio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-zevio.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int zevio_gpio_to_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned pin)
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
 
-static struct gpio_chip zevio_gpio_chip = {
+static const struct gpio_chip zevio_gpio_chip = {
 	.direction_input	= zevio_gpio_direction_input,
 	.direction_output	= zevio_gpio_direction_output,
 	.set			= zevio_gpio_set,