diff --git a/sound/oss/soundcard.c b/sound/oss/soundcard.c
index b92c8cd..dcd8d6d 100644
--- a/sound/oss/soundcard.c
+++ b/sound/oss/soundcard.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct file_operations oss_sound_fops = {
+const struct file_operations oss_sound_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= sound_read,