diff --git a/drivers/parport/parport_ip32.c b/drivers/parport/parport_ip32.c
index 0186db7680d4..62873070f988 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/parport_ip32.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/parport_ip32.c
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ stop:
 
 /*--- Default parport operations ---------------------------------------*/
 
-static __initdata struct parport_operations parport_ip32_ops = {
+static const struct parport_operations parport_ip32_ops __initconst = {
 	.write_data		= parport_ip32_write_data,
 	.read_data		= parport_ip32_read_data,