diff --git a/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy.c b/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy.c
index ad3410e528b6..e177a0862b2b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/iio/sw_device.h>
 #include "iio_simple_dummy.h"
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_dummy_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_dummy_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-configfs.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-configfs.c
index 45ce2bc47180..5a0aae119369 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-configfs.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
 #include <linux/iio/configfs.h>
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_root_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_root_group_type = {
 	.ct_owner       = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c
index 81b49cfca452..90df97c542f6 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #include <linux/configfs.h>
 
 static struct config_group *iio_devices_group;
-static struct config_item_type iio_device_type_group_type;
+static const struct config_item_type iio_device_type_group_type;
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_devices_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_devices_group_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations device_ops = {
 	.drop_item	= &device_drop_group,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_device_type_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_device_type_group_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops = &device_ops,
 	.ct_owner       = THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c
index 8d24fb159cc9..bc6b7fb43e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #include <linux/configfs.h>
 
 static struct config_group *iio_triggers_group;
-static struct config_item_type iio_trigger_type_group_type;
+static const struct config_item_type iio_trigger_type_group_type;
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_triggers_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_triggers_group_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static struct configfs_group_operations trigger_ops = {
 	.drop_item	= &trigger_drop_group,
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_trigger_type_group_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_trigger_type_group_type = {
 	.ct_group_ops = &trigger_ops,
 	.ct_owner       = THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-hrtimer.c b/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-hrtimer.c
index a1cad6cc2e0f..ce7d120b348e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-hrtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-hrtimer.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct iio_hrtimer_info {
 	ktime_t period;
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_hrtimer_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_hrtimer_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-loop.c b/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-loop.c
index dc6be28f96fe..745a01f04a27 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-loop.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-loop.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct iio_loop_info {
 	struct task_struct *task;
 };
 
-static struct config_item_type iio_loop_type = {
+static const struct config_item_type iio_loop_type = {
 	.ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/sw_device.h b/include/linux/iio/sw_device.h
index fa7931933067..8642b91a7577 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/sw_device.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/sw_device.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void iio_sw_device_type_configfs_unregister(struct iio_sw_device_type *dt);
 static inline
 void iio_swd_group_init_type_name(struct iio_sw_device *d,
 				  const char *name,
-				  struct config_item_type *type)
+				  const struct config_item_type *type)
 {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS)
 	config_group_init_type_name(&d->group, name, type);
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/sw_trigger.h b/include/linux/iio/sw_trigger.h
index c97eab67558f..0c43738a9e24 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/sw_trigger.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/sw_trigger.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void iio_sw_trigger_type_configfs_unregister(struct iio_sw_trigger_type *tt);
 static inline
 void iio_swt_group_init_type_name(struct iio_sw_trigger *t,
 				  const char *name,
-				  struct config_item_type *type)
+				  const struct config_item_type *type)
 {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS)
 	config_group_init_type_name(&t->group, name, type);