diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index e0181218ad85..de7a477d6665 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -2749,7 +2749,7 @@ static int hid_uevent(const struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct bus_type hid_bus_type = {
+const struct bus_type hid_bus_type = {
 	.name		= "hid",
 	.dev_groups	= hid_dev_groups,
 	.drv_groups	= hid_drv_groups,
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index bf43f3ff6664..7c26db874ff0 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ extern bool hid_ignore(struct hid_device *);
 extern int hid_add_device(struct hid_device *);
 extern void hid_destroy_device(struct hid_device *);
 
-extern struct bus_type hid_bus_type;
+extern const struct bus_type hid_bus_type;
 
 extern int __must_check __hid_register_driver(struct hid_driver *,
 		struct module *, const char *mod_name);