diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
index a9b2709..7f9216d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
@@ -1708,9 +1708,9 @@
 	.ndo_set_features	= xgbe_set_features,
 };
 
-struct net_device_ops *xgbe_get_netdev_ops(void)
+const struct net_device_ops *xgbe_get_netdev_ops(void)
 {
-	return (struct net_device_ops *)&xgbe_netdev_ops;
+	return &xgbe_netdev_ops;
 }
 
 static void xgbe_rx_refresh(struct xgbe_channel *channel)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c
index 11d9f0c..4007b42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
 	.get_ts_info = xgbe_get_ts_info,
 };
 
-struct ethtool_ops *xgbe_get_ethtool_ops(void)
+const struct ethtool_ops *xgbe_get_ethtool_ops(void)
 {
-	return (struct ethtool_ops *)&xgbe_ethtool_ops;
+	return &xgbe_ethtool_ops;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
index 98d9d63..5dd17dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
@@ -956,8 +956,9 @@
 void xgbe_init_function_ptrs_dev(struct xgbe_hw_if *);
 void xgbe_init_function_ptrs_phy(struct xgbe_phy_if *);
 void xgbe_init_function_ptrs_desc(struct xgbe_desc_if *);
-struct net_device_ops *xgbe_get_netdev_ops(void);
-struct ethtool_ops *xgbe_get_ethtool_ops(void);
+const struct net_device_ops *xgbe_get_netdev_ops(void);
+const struct ethtool_ops *xgbe_get_ethtool_ops(void);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_AMD_XGBE_DCB
 const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops *xgbe_get_dcbnl_ops(void);
 #endif