diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c b/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
index 9fa93bb923d7..fd65b2360fc1 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int sdw_slave_uevent(const struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct bus_type sdw_bus_type = {
+const struct bus_type sdw_bus_type = {
 	.name = "soundwire",
 	.match = sdw_bus_match,
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h
index d8c27f1e5559..b445f7200f06 100644
--- a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h
+++ b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #ifndef __SOUNDWIRE_TYPES_H
 #define __SOUNDWIRE_TYPES_H
 
-extern struct bus_type sdw_bus_type;
+extern const struct bus_type sdw_bus_type;
 extern struct device_type sdw_slave_type;
 extern struct device_type sdw_master_type;