diff --git a/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-alsa.c b/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-alsa.c
index 8356180bfe0e..9a49e4243a9c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-alsa.c
+++ b/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-alsa.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
  * TYPEDEFS
  ********************************/
   /* hardware definition */
-static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_aw2_playback_hw = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_aw2_playback_hw = {
 	.info = (SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 		 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 		 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER | SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID),
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_aw2_playback_hw = {
 	.periods_max = 1024,
 };
 
-static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_aw2_capture_hw = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_aw2_capture_hw = {
 	.info = (SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 		 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 		 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER | SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID),