diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-gpio.c b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-gpio.c
index d3f5501d17ee..f53e32a9d8fc 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-gpio.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static void pm8xxx_gpio_dbg_show(struct seq_file *s, struct gpio_chip *chip)
 #define pm8xxx_gpio_dbg_show NULL
 #endif
 
-static struct gpio_chip pm8xxx_gpio_template = {
+static const struct gpio_chip pm8xxx_gpio_template = {
 	.direction_input = pm8xxx_gpio_direction_input,
 	.direction_output = pm8xxx_gpio_direction_output,
 	.get = pm8xxx_gpio_get,