diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index fdff346..06da052 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 	return !nodeid || nodeid == FUSE_ROOT_ID;
 }
 
-struct dentry_operations fuse_dentry_operations = {
+const struct dentry_operations fuse_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_revalidate	= fuse_dentry_revalidate,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 5e64b81..6fc5aed 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
 /** Device operations */
 extern const struct file_operations fuse_dev_operations;
 
-extern struct dentry_operations fuse_dentry_operations;
+extern const struct dentry_operations fuse_dentry_operations;
 
 /**
  * Get a filled in inode