diff --git a/sound/usb/pcm.c b/sound/usb/pcm.c
index 9aa5b18..a4f3390 100644
--- a/sound/usb/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/pcm.c
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static int snd_usb_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_usb_hardware =
+static const struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_usb_hardware =
 {
 	.info =			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |