diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c b/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c
index 05089b6c2f3047942af17b9b5a4d5bc10d56028a..817bb0d3f326ed982631c135ddd5f7a4b170b7a5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static void ulite_put_poll_char(struct uart_port *port, unsigned char ch)
 }
 #endif
 
-static struct uart_ops ulite_ops = {
+static const struct uart_ops ulite_ops = {
 	.tx_empty	= ulite_tx_empty,
 	.set_mctrl	= ulite_set_mctrl,
 	.get_mctrl	= ulite_get_mctrl,