diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge.h b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge.h
index 4757c59a07a27997bd2145470e8eae419515b53b..d32850715f5c309350ca8b29d81267c6c33e3735 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge.h
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ struct ql_adapter {
 	struct delayed_work mpi_idc_work;
 	struct delayed_work mpi_core_to_log;
 	struct completion ide_completion;
-	struct nic_operations *nic_ops;
+	const struct nic_operations *nic_ops;
 	u16 device_id;
 	struct timer_list timer;
 	atomic_t lb_count;
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
index 5bb311945436ebc514b57477ef54c970ddc27886..f61e717adac42d39d80eff5d711621448b77e12d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -4412,12 +4412,12 @@ error:
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
-static struct nic_operations qla8012_nic_ops = {
+static const struct nic_operations qla8012_nic_ops = {
 	.get_flash		= ql_get_8012_flash_params,
 	.port_initialize	= ql_8012_port_initialize,
 };
 
-static struct nic_operations qla8000_nic_ops = {
+static const struct nic_operations qla8000_nic_ops = {
 	.get_flash		= ql_get_8000_flash_params,
 	.port_initialize	= ql_8000_port_initialize,
 };