2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index 385be6016667..28f32da794dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ enum ixgbe_boards {
 extern struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82598_info;
 extern struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82599_info;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IXGBE_DCB
-extern struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops dcbnl_ops;
+extern const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops dcbnl_ops;
 extern int ixgbe_copy_dcb_cfg(struct ixgbe_dcb_config *src_dcb_cfg,
                               struct ixgbe_dcb_config *dst_dcb_cfg,
                               int tc_max);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
index a6bc1ef28f92..3c7a79a7d7c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_setapp(struct net_device *netdev,
         return rval;
 }
 
-struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops dcbnl_ops = {
+const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops dcbnl_ops = {
         .getstate       = ixgbe_dcbnl_get_state,
         .setstate       = ixgbe_dcbnl_set_state,
         .getpermhwaddr  = ixgbe_dcbnl_get_perm_hw_addr,