diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/bfin_sport_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/bfin_sport_uart.c
index 6b03fb12cd197529992a6978178a45894c518acb..6525378a75b632890f2805aabadc76331dfd38b8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/bfin_sport_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/bfin_sport_uart.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static void sport_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 }
 
-struct uart_ops sport_uart_ops = {
+static const struct uart_ops sport_uart_ops = {
 	.tx_empty	= sport_tx_empty,
 	.set_mctrl	= sport_set_mctrl,
 	.get_mctrl	= sport_get_mctrl,