diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvcs.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvcs.c
index 7320190a5886ee1498f9f38c9f2141156db42738..63c29fe9d21f1325a90bd48c47484ef21d1e57b2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvcs.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvcs.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ MODULE_VERSION(HVCS_DRIVER_VERSION);
  * that will cause echoing or we'll go into recursive loop echoing chars back
  * and forth with the console drivers.
  */
-static struct ktermios hvcs_tty_termios = {
+static const struct ktermios hvcs_tty_termios = {
 	.c_iflag = IGNBRK | IGNPAR,
 	.c_oflag = OPOST,
 	.c_cflag = B38400 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL,