diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c
index f77956c3fd45..747c2ba98534 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct acpi_ipmi_device {
 struct ipmi_driver_data {
 	struct list_head ipmi_devices;
 	struct ipmi_smi_watcher bmc_events;
-	struct ipmi_user_hndl ipmi_hndlrs;
+	const struct ipmi_user_hndl ipmi_hndlrs;
 	struct mutex ipmi_lock;
 
 	/*