diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
index 809a069d490b..cef79a1a620b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ static int fsl_esai_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct snd_soc_dai_ops fsl_esai_dai_ops = {
+static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops fsl_esai_dai_ops = {
 	.startup = fsl_esai_startup,
 	.shutdown = fsl_esai_shutdown,
 	.trigger = fsl_esai_trigger,