diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 5211ba2..fcd77ea 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
 
-struct file_operations bad_sock_fops = {
+const struct file_operations bad_sock_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = sock_no_open,
 };