diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
index d32504844896..0a5c84ad3f41 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ static int nvec_resume(struct device *dev)
 }
 #endif
 
-static const SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(nvec_pm_ops, nvec_suspend, nvec_resume);
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(nvec_pm_ops, nvec_suspend, nvec_resume);
 
 /* Match table for of_platform binding */
 static const struct of_device_id nvidia_nvec_of_match[] = {