diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 790b54a7cbe3..df5552518251 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static const struct header_ops vlan_passthru_header_ops = {
 	.parse_protocol = vlan_parse_protocol,
 };
 
-static struct device_type vlan_type = {
+static const struct device_type vlan_type = {
 	.name	= "vlan",
 };