diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5677.c b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5677.c
index da9483c1c6fb..43ec78eb27f1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5677.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5677.c
@@ -4657,7 +4657,7 @@ static int rt5677_to_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 	return regmap_irq_get_virq(data, irq);
 }
 
-static struct gpio_chip rt5677_template_chip = {
+static const struct gpio_chip rt5677_template_chip = {
 	.label			= "rt5677",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.direction_output	= rt5677_gpio_direction_out,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm5100.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm5100.c
index 512a9d25fe6f..28ab01b67581 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm5100.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm5100.c
@@ -2285,7 +2285,7 @@ static int wm5100_gpio_direction_in(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 				  (1 << WM5100_GP1_DIR_SHIFT));
 }
 
-static struct gpio_chip wm5100_template_chip = {
+static const struct gpio_chip wm5100_template_chip = {
 	.label			= "wm5100",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.direction_output	= wm5100_gpio_direction_out,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
index a26ca490cf31..db901f0ba27e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ static void wm8903_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset, int value)
 			   !!value << WM8903_GP1_LVL_SHIFT);
 }
 
-static struct gpio_chip wm8903_template_chip = {
+static const struct gpio_chip wm8903_template_chip = {
 	.label			= "wm8903",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.request		= wm8903_gpio_request,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
index f3109da24769..11df897cfd33 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
@@ -3357,7 +3357,7 @@ static int wm8962_gpio_direction_out(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct gpio_chip wm8962_template_chip = {
+static const struct gpio_chip wm8962_template_chip = {
 	.label			= "wm8962",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.request		= wm8962_gpio_request,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c
index a73044251218..11c9bf5aad9c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ static int wm8996_gpio_direction_in(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 				  (1 << WM8996_GP1_DIR_SHIFT));
 }
 
-static struct gpio_chip wm8996_template_chip = {
+static const struct gpio_chip wm8996_template_chip = {
 	.label			= "wm8996",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.direction_output	= wm8996_gpio_direction_out,