diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index 115e9aa..08a6479 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-static struct file_operations sysvipc_proc_fops;
+static const struct file_operations sysvipc_proc_fops;
 /**
  *	ipc_init_proc_interface	-  Create a proc interface for sysipc types using a seq_file interface.
  *	@path: Path in procfs
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@
 	return seq_release_private(inode, file);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sysvipc_proc_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations sysvipc_proc_fops = {
 	.open    = sysvipc_proc_open,
 	.read    = seq_read,
 	.llseek  = seq_lseek,