diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/capture.c b/sound/usb/line6/capture.c
index 7c812565f90d..947d6168f24a 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/capture.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/capture.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int snd_line6_capture_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 }
 
 /* capture operators */
-struct snd_pcm_ops snd_line6_capture_ops = {
+const struct snd_pcm_ops snd_line6_capture_ops = {
 	.open = snd_line6_capture_open,
 	.close = snd_line6_capture_close,
 	.ioctl = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/capture.h b/sound/usb/line6/capture.h
index 890b21bff18c..b67ccc39fd25 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/capture.h
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/capture.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "pcm.h"
 
-extern struct snd_pcm_ops snd_line6_capture_ops;
+extern const struct snd_pcm_ops snd_line6_capture_ops;
 
 extern void line6_capture_copy(struct snd_line6_pcm *line6pcm, char *fbuf,
 			       int fsize);
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/playback.c b/sound/usb/line6/playback.c
index 812d18191e01..819e9b2d1d6e 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/playback.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/playback.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static int snd_line6_playback_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 }
 
 /* playback operators */
-struct snd_pcm_ops snd_line6_playback_ops = {
+const struct snd_pcm_ops snd_line6_playback_ops = {
 	.open = snd_line6_playback_open,
 	.close = snd_line6_playback_close,
 	.ioctl = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/playback.h b/sound/usb/line6/playback.h
index 51fce29e8726..d8d3b8a07a72 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/playback.h
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/playback.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  */
 #define USE_CLEAR_BUFFER_WORKAROUND 1
 
-extern struct snd_pcm_ops snd_line6_playback_ops;
+extern const struct snd_pcm_ops snd_line6_playback_ops;
 
 extern int line6_create_audio_out_urbs(struct snd_line6_pcm *line6pcm);
 extern int line6_submit_audio_out_all_urbs(struct snd_line6_pcm *line6pcm);