diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index ad13b48e3e08..24f01ff113f0 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void brport_get_ownership(const struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t *uid, kgid_t
 	net_ns_get_ownership(dev_net(p->dev), uid, gid);
 }
 
-static struct kobj_type brport_ktype = {
+static const struct kobj_type brport_ktype = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	.sysfs_ops = &brport_sysfs_ops,
 #endif