diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-ac97.c b/sound/soc/soc-ac97.c
index bc4a55bb3fd9..6c8b0b0c56ec 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-ac97.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int snd_soc_ac97_gpio_direction_out(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 	return snd_soc_update_bits(codec, AC97_GPIO_CFG, 1 << offset, 0);
 }
 
-static struct gpio_chip snd_soc_ac97_gpio_chip = {
+static const struct gpio_chip snd_soc_ac97_gpio_chip = {
 	.label			= "snd_soc_ac97",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.request		= snd_soc_ac97_gpio_request,