diff --git a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
index 0464e78..48e68f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct ethtool_ops netdev_ethtool_ops = {
+static const struct ethtool_ops netdev_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_drvinfo		= netdev_get_drvinfo,
 	.get_settings		= netdev_get_settings,
 	.get_link		= netdev_get_link,