diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_powernv.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_powernv.c
index 6e658aa114f19da873b5d201d6c131b7350311cd..b338a4becbf8c72baa8a8e9b6b0396c1e6ee3c60 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_powernv.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_powernv.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void ipmi_powernv_poll(void *send_info)
 	ipmi_powernv_recv(smi);
 }
 
-static struct ipmi_smi_handlers ipmi_powernv_smi_handlers = {
+static const struct ipmi_smi_handlers ipmi_powernv_smi_handlers = {
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.start_processing	= ipmi_powernv_start_processing,
 	.sender			= ipmi_powernv_send,