diff --git a/include/media/lirc_dev.h b/include/media/lirc_dev.h
index b1f60663cb39..71a896e7b208 100644
--- a/include/media/lirc_dev.h
+++ b/include/media/lirc_dev.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct lirc_driver {
 	struct lirc_buffer *rbuf;
 	int (*set_use_inc) (void *data);
 	void (*set_use_dec) (void *data);
-	struct file_operations *fops;
+	const struct file_operations *fops;
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct module *owner;
 };