diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index 1c102d60cd9f..df0e3b92533a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -3000,7 +3000,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_hcd_platform_shutdown);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_USB_MON) || defined(CONFIG_USB_MON_MODULE)
 
-struct usb_mon_operations *mon_ops;
+const struct usb_mon_operations *mon_ops;
 
 /*
  * The registration is unlocked.
@@ -3010,7 +3010,7 @@ struct usb_mon_operations *mon_ops;
  * symbols from usbcore, usbcore gets referenced and cannot be unloaded first.
  */
 
-int usb_mon_register (struct usb_mon_operations *ops)
+int usb_mon_register(const struct usb_mon_operations *ops)
 {
 
 	if (mon_ops)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/mon/mon_main.c b/drivers/usb/mon/mon_main.c
index f7c292f4891e..fec3f1128fdc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/mon/mon_main.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/mon/mon_main.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static struct notifier_block mon_nb = {
 /*
  * Ops
  */
-static struct usb_mon_operations mon_ops_0 = {
+static const struct usb_mon_operations mon_ops_0 = {
 	.urb_submit =	mon_submit,
 	.urb_submit_error = mon_submit_error,
 	.urb_complete =	mon_complete,
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
index f89c24bd53a4..4dcf8446dbcd 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ struct usb_mon_operations {
 	/* void (*urb_unlink)(struct usb_bus *bus, struct urb *urb); */
 };
 
-extern struct usb_mon_operations *mon_ops;
+extern const struct usb_mon_operations *mon_ops;
 
 static inline void usbmon_urb_submit(struct usb_bus *bus, struct urb *urb)
 {
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ static inline void usbmon_urb_complete(struct usb_bus *bus, struct urb *urb,
 		(*mon_ops->urb_complete)(bus, urb, status);
 }
 
-int usb_mon_register(struct usb_mon_operations *ops);
+int usb_mon_register(const struct usb_mon_operations *ops);
 void usb_mon_deregister(void);
 
 #else