diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7816.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7816.c
index 5e8115b010115..72551f827382d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7816.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7816.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static struct attribute *ad7816_event_attributes[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct attribute_group ad7816_event_attribute_group = {
+static const struct attribute_group ad7816_event_attribute_group = {
 	.attrs = ad7816_event_attributes,
 	.name = "events",
 };