diff --git a/drivers/char/lp.c b/drivers/char/lp.c
index 582cdbd..f875fda 100644
--- a/drivers/char/lp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/lp.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations lp_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations lp_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.write		= lp_write,
 	.ioctl		= lp_ioctl,