diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-mpp.c b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-mpp.c
index 0d1392fc32dd..1e513bd6d0a9 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-mpp.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-ssbi-mpp.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static void pm8xxx_mpp_dbg_show(struct seq_file *s, struct gpio_chip *chip)
 #define pm8xxx_mpp_dbg_show NULL
 #endif
 
-static struct gpio_chip pm8xxx_mpp_template = {
+static const struct gpio_chip pm8xxx_mpp_template = {
 	.direction_input = pm8xxx_mpp_direction_input,
 	.direction_output = pm8xxx_mpp_direction_output,
 	.get = pm8xxx_mpp_get,