diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
index 55ef7d1fd8da..102646fedb56 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ static ssize_t pccard_store_cis(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 
 
-struct bin_attribute pccard_cis_attr = {
+const struct bin_attribute pccard_cis_attr = {
 	.attr = { .name = "cis", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR },
 	.size = 0x200,
 	.read = pccard_show_cis,
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
index e86cd6b31773..6765beadea95 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void pcmcia_cleanup_irq(struct pcmcia_socket *s);
 int pcmcia_setup_irq(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev);
 
 /* cistpl.c */
-extern struct bin_attribute pccard_cis_attr;
+extern const struct bin_attribute pccard_cis_attr;
 
 int pcmcia_read_cis_mem(struct pcmcia_socket *s, int attr,
 			u_int addr, u_int len, void *ptr);