2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index 62357d228c07..2a21dc66f0de 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ extern int cifs_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep,
                        unsigned int command, unsigned long arg);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
-extern struct export_operations cifs_export_ops;
+extern const struct export_operations cifs_export_ops;
 #endif /* EXPERIMENTAL */
 
 #define CIFS_VERSION   "1.52"
diff --git a/fs/cifs/export.c b/fs/cifs/export.c
index d614b91caeca..75949d6a5f1b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/export.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/export.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static struct dentry *cifs_get_parent(struct dentry *dentry)
         return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 }
 
-struct export_operations cifs_export_ops = {
+const struct export_operations cifs_export_ops = {
         .get_parent = cifs_get_parent,
 /*      Following five export operations are unneeded so far and can default:
         .get_dentry =