diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index d252d29fe837..7f520fa25d16 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct kobject *block_depr;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ext_devt_lock);
 static DEFINE_IDR(ext_devt_idr);
 
-static struct device_type disk_type;
+static const struct device_type disk_type;
 
 static void disk_check_events(struct disk_events *ev,
 			      unsigned int *clearing_ptr);
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ static char *block_devnode(struct device *dev, umode_t *mode,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct device_type disk_type = {
+static const struct device_type disk_type = {
 	.name		= "disk",
 	.groups		= disk_attr_groups,
 	.release	= disk_release,