diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
index 97dcc0bd5a851f069d758e0b9d8e61263b096f99..e3070fd88bce956a7b6e65658e753cbd4fac5969 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ static bool get_bool(struct platform_device *ofdev, const char *s)
 	}
 }
 
-static struct net_device_ops xemaclite_netdev_ops;
+static const struct net_device_ops xemaclite_netdev_ops;
 
 /**
  * xemaclite_of_probe - Probe method for the Emaclite device.
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ xemaclite_poll_controller(struct net_device *ndev)
 }
 #endif
 
-static struct net_device_ops xemaclite_netdev_ops = {
+static const struct net_device_ops xemaclite_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open		= xemaclite_open,
 	.ndo_stop		= xemaclite_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= xemaclite_send,