diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
index e6c9d1a927a9d0e06b003341b78f9b44620ed8c5..74b22ee497e702e24c3c0708cd8924556cc86b36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ enum ixgbevf_boards {
 
 extern struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_82599_vf_info;
 extern struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_X540_vf_info;
-extern struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_mbx_ops;
+extern const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_mbx_ops;
 
 /* needed by ethtool.c */
 extern char ixgbevf_driver_name[];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c
index 930fa83f256881eb1bebbe29ad4c1f60fc20af9e..13532d9ba72de8b82762a46b5e07e0f71a2c1f8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "mbx.h"
+#include "ixgbevf.h"
 
 /**
  *  ixgbevf_poll_for_msg - Wait for message notification
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ static s32 ixgbevf_init_mbx_params_vf(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_mbx_ops = {
+const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_mbx_ops = {
 	.init_params   = ixgbevf_init_mbx_params_vf,
 	.read          = ixgbevf_read_mbx_vf,
 	.write         = ixgbevf_write_mbx_vf,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c
index 21533e300367f78dd4058ee2df7ba31c7df1122c..5c8c23f8346ff77fa3b220abcfb3964f7c175907 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "vf.h"
+#include "ixgbevf.h"
 
 /**
  *  ixgbevf_start_hw_vf - Prepare hardware for Tx/Rx