diff --git a/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c b/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c
index 4019d3ca5eff723aa994cb2b674e4dcc268a26e7..06432d84cbf8c58215fdd7e1fcd07ab85926ad91 100644
--- a/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c
+++ b/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static inline uint32_t fsi_smode_sid(int x)
 	return (x & FSI_SMODE_SID_MASK) << FSI_SMODE_SID_SHIFT;
 }
 
-static const uint32_t fsi_slave_smode(int id)
+static uint32_t fsi_slave_smode(int id)
 {
 	return FSI_SMODE_WSC | FSI_SMODE_ECRC
 		| fsi_smode_sid(id)