diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index c160a7d91e21..bc51432b8d26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ extern struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82598EB_info;
 extern struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82598AT_info;
 
 extern char ixgbe_driver_name[];
-extern char ixgbe_driver_version[];
+extern const char ixgbe_driver_version[];
 
 extern int ixgbe_up(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 extern void ixgbe_down(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
index 00ee20125ca9..4d64673164ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
-#include "ixgbe_type.h"
-#include "ixgbe_common.h"
+#include "ixgbe.h"
 #include "ixgbe_phy.h"
 
 #define IXGBE_82598_MAX_TX_QUEUES 32
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index b75f1c6efc42..00bc525c6560 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -45,12 +45,13 @@
 #include "ixgbe_common.h"
 
 char ixgbe_driver_name[] = "ixgbe";
-static char ixgbe_driver_string[] =
-			"Intel(R) 10 Gigabit PCI Express Network Driver";
+static const char ixgbe_driver_string[] =
+	"Intel(R) 10 Gigabit PCI Express Network Driver";
 
 #define DRV_VERSION "1.1.18"
-char ixgbe_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
-static char ixgbe_copyright[] = "Copyright (c) 1999-2007 Intel Corporation.";
+const char ixgbe_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
+static const char ixgbe_copyright[] =
+	 "Copyright (c) 1999-2007 Intel Corporation.";
 
 static const struct ixgbe_info *ixgbe_info_tbl[] = {
 	[board_82598AF]			= &ixgbe_82598AF_info,