diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c
index 15e7b3be7b6b..00a181f1ecc6 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include <asm/ropes.h>
 
 /* See comments in include/asm-parisc/pci.h */
-const struct dma_map_ops *hppa_dma_ops __read_mostly;
+const struct dma_map_ops *hppa_dma_ops __ro_after_init;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hppa_dma_ops);
 
 static struct device root = {