1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/sound/emu10k1.h b/include/sound/emu10k1.h
index b1e8ee8e0fab..6647919768bf 100644
--- a/include/sound/emu10k1.h
+++ b/include/sound/emu10k1.h
@@ -1050,8 +1050,9 @@ typedef struct {
         unsigned char spdif_bug;    /* Has Spdif phasing bug */
         unsigned char ac97_chip;    /* Has an AC97 chip */
         unsigned char ecard;        /* APS EEPROM */
-        char * driver;
-        char * name;
+        const char *driver;
+        const char *name;
+        const char *id;         /* for backward compatibility - can be NULL if not needed */
 } emu_chip_details_t;
 
 struct _snd_emu10k1 {