diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 2d14b0d78541..b21ebe24057f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1654,11 +1654,11 @@ static const struct net_device_ops usbnet_netdev_ops = {
 
 // precondition: never called in_interrupt
 
-static struct device_type wlan_type = {
+static const struct device_type wlan_type = {
 	.name	= "wlan",
 };
 
-static struct device_type wwan_type = {
+static const struct device_type wwan_type = {
 	.name	= "wwan",
 };