diff --git a/drivers/char/sonypi.c b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
index 921c6d2bc8fc..c03ad164c39a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sonypi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ static int sonypi_acpi_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const static struct acpi_device_id sonypi_device_ids[] = {
+static const struct acpi_device_id sonypi_device_ids[] = {
 	{"SNY6001", 0},
 	{"", 0},
 };