diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c b/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
index d9ef602fbc5a8..e3ed5908820ba 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ enum {
 	Opt_err
 };
 
-static match_table_t __initconst tokens = {
+static const match_table_t tokens __initconst = {
 	{Opt_port, "port=%u"},
 	{Opt_rsize, "rsize=%u"},
 	{Opt_wsize, "wsize=%u"},