diff --git a/sound/pci/ad1889.c b/sound/pci/ad1889.c
index 1fc6d8bc09e5..8c36990e26f6 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ad1889.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ad1889.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ snd_ad1889_capture_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *ss)
 	return bytes_to_frames(ss->runtime, ptr);
 }
 
-static struct snd_pcm_ops snd_ad1889_playback_ops = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_ops snd_ad1889_playback_ops = {
 	.open = snd_ad1889_playback_open,
 	.close = snd_ad1889_playback_close,
 	.ioctl = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ static struct snd_pcm_ops snd_ad1889_playback_ops = {
 	.pointer = snd_ad1889_playback_pointer, 
 };
 
-static struct snd_pcm_ops snd_ad1889_capture_ops = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_ops snd_ad1889_capture_ops = {
 	.open = snd_ad1889_capture_open,
 	.close = snd_ad1889_capture_close,
 	.ioctl = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,