diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index f2ed0c0266cb..c586c5db18b5 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -702,6 +702,6 @@ int ecryptfs_set_f_namelen(long *namelen, long lower_namelen,
 int ecryptfs_derive_iv(char *iv, struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
 		       loff_t offset);
 
-extern const struct xattr_handler *ecryptfs_xattr_handlers[];
+extern const struct xattr_handler * const ecryptfs_xattr_handlers[];
 
 #endif /* #ifndef ECRYPTFS_KERNEL_H */
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 992d9c7e64ae..a25dd3d20008 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ static const struct xattr_handler ecryptfs_xattr_handler = {
 	.set = ecryptfs_xattr_set,
 };
 
-const struct xattr_handler *ecryptfs_xattr_handlers[] = {
+const struct xattr_handler * const ecryptfs_xattr_handlers[] = {
 	&ecryptfs_xattr_handler,
 	NULL
 };