diff --git a/drivers/char/esp.c b/drivers/char/esp.c
index afcd83d..05788c7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/esp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/esp.c
@@ -2376,7 +2376,7 @@
 	return (port_detected);
 }
 
-static struct tty_operations esp_ops = {
+static const struct tty_operations esp_ops = {
 	.open = esp_open,
 	.close = rs_close,
 	.write = rs_write,