diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 84c822d989da..a214f9cf3a35 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ static int block_uevent(const struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 	return add_uevent_var(env, "DISKSEQ=%llu", disk->diskseq);
 }
 
-struct class block_class = {
+const struct class block_class = {
 	.name		= "block",
 	.dev_uevent	= block_uevent,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index eb4c0ace9242..0738ccad08b2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static inline int devtmpfs_init(void) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
-extern struct class block_class;
+extern const struct class block_class;
 static inline bool is_blockdev(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return dev->class == &block_class;
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 285e82723d64..19c7596f4ebf 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct blk_crypto_profile;
 
 extern const struct device_type disk_type;
 extern const struct device_type part_type;
-extern struct class block_class;
+extern const struct class block_class;
 
 /*
  * Maximum number of blkcg policies allowed to be registered concurrently.