diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osst.c b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
index bd6bbf6..9668b73 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/osst.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
@@ -5522,7 +5522,7 @@
 
 #endif
 
-static struct file_operations osst_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations osst_fops = {
 	.owner =        THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =         osst_read,
 	.write =        osst_write,