diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
index 5703a9ddb6d0..eb754b231429 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static struct {
 	struct sock *sock;
 } lte_event;
 
-static struct device_type wwan_type = {
+static const struct device_type wwan_type = {
 	.name   = "wwan",
 };