diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-codec/bcm2835-v4l2-codec.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-codec/bcm2835-v4l2-codec.c
index ad071ad53067..185bf7246bb5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-codec/bcm2835-v4l2-codec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-codec/bcm2835-v4l2-codec.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ enum bcm2835_codec_role {
 	ISP,
 };
 
-const static char *roles[] = {
+static const char * const roles[] = {
 	"decode",
 	"encode",
 	"isp"