diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
index b33be1e63c98..c75f55e1250a 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops pcmcia_socket_pm_ops = {
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM */
 
-struct class pcmcia_socket_class = {
+const struct class pcmcia_socket_class = {
 	.name = "pcmcia_socket",
 	.dev_uevent = pcmcia_socket_uevent,
 	.dev_release = pcmcia_release_socket,
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
index 999332bc4378..02a83ca44e77 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ struct pcmcia_callback{
 /* cs.c */
 extern struct rw_semaphore pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem;
 extern struct list_head pcmcia_socket_list;
-extern struct class pcmcia_socket_class;
+extern const struct class pcmcia_socket_class;
 
 int pccard_register_pcmcia(struct pcmcia_socket *s, struct pcmcia_callback *c);
 struct pcmcia_socket *pcmcia_get_socket_by_nr(unsigned int nr);