diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/dir.c b/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
index 9c23fee3bae9..ffbfc2caaf20 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-extern struct reiserfs_key MIN_KEY;
+extern const struct reiserfs_key MIN_KEY;
 
 static int reiserfs_readdir(struct file *, void *, filldir_t);
 static int reiserfs_dir_fsync(struct file *filp, struct dentry *dentry,