diff --git a/sound/pci/bt87x.c b/sound/pci/bt87x.c
index 5925b7170e25..f2c0709d7441 100644
--- a/sound/pci/bt87x.c
+++ b/sound/pci/bt87x.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static snd_pcm_uframes_t snd_bt87x_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	return (snd_pcm_uframes_t)bytes_to_frames(runtime, chip->current_line * chip->line_bytes);
 }
 
-static struct snd_pcm_ops snd_bt87x_pcm_ops = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_ops snd_bt87x_pcm_ops = {
 	.open = snd_bt87x_pcm_open,
 	.close = snd_bt87x_close,
 	.ioctl = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,