diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.h b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.h
index b880cba..74cf8e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.h
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 	u16 asb;
 
 	u8 __iomem *xl_mmio;
-	char *xl_card_name;
+	const char *xl_card_name;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev ; 
 	
 	spinlock_t xl_lock ;