diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h
index adb2fafcc54..1eff7db34d6 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.h
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ extern const struct file_operations jfs_dir_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations jfs_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations jfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations jfs_symlink_inode_operations;
-extern struct dentry_operations jfs_ci_dentry_operations;
+extern const struct dentry_operations jfs_ci_dentry_operations;
 #endif				/* _H_JFS_INODE */
diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index b4de56b851e..5f80aef219d 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 /*
  * forward references
  */
-struct dentry_operations jfs_ci_dentry_operations;
+const struct dentry_operations jfs_ci_dentry_operations;
 
 static s64 commitZeroLink(tid_t, struct inode *);
 
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ out:
 	return result;
 }
 
-struct dentry_operations jfs_ci_dentry_operations =
+const struct dentry_operations jfs_ci_dentry_operations =
 {
 	.d_hash = jfs_ci_hash,
 	.d_compare = jfs_ci_compare,