diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
index 644d9a9ebfbc..e30aacbcfc29 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static const struct snd_pcm_ops dummy_dma_ops = {
 	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
 };
 
-static struct snd_soc_platform_driver dummy_platform = {
+static const struct snd_soc_platform_driver dummy_platform = {
 	.ops = &dummy_dma_ops,
 };