diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c b/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
index 2ed20b20e7fc..b0030f3ed0f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ static int wwan_rtnl_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct device_type wwan_type = { .name = "wwan" };
+static const struct device_type wwan_type = { .name = "wwan" };
 
 static struct net_device *wwan_rtnl_alloc(struct nlattr *tb[],
 					  const char *ifname,