diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c
index d15ecf9febbfd6810e727c29f293fadbc8974904..7326695bca3371d192904d6d351dd4a87144e720 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ static snd_pcm_uframes_t pcm_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 
 /* pcm *_ops structures */
-static struct snd_pcm_ops analog_playback_ops = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_ops analog_playback_ops = {
 	.open = pcm_analog_out_open,
 	.close = pcm_close,
 	.ioctl = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static struct snd_pcm_ops analog_playback_ops = {
 	.pointer = pcm_pointer,
 	.page = snd_pcm_sgbuf_ops_page,
 };
-static struct snd_pcm_ops analog_capture_ops = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_ops analog_capture_ops = {
 	.open = pcm_analog_in_open,
 	.close = pcm_close,
 	.ioctl = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ static struct snd_pcm_ops analog_capture_ops = {
 };
 #ifdef ECHOCARD_HAS_DIGITAL_IO
 #ifndef ECHOCARD_HAS_VMIXER
-static struct snd_pcm_ops digital_playback_ops = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_ops digital_playback_ops = {
 	.open = pcm_digital_out_open,
 	.close = pcm_close,
 	.ioctl = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static struct snd_pcm_ops digital_playback_ops = {
 	.page = snd_pcm_sgbuf_ops_page,
 };
 #endif /* !ECHOCARD_HAS_VMIXER */
-static struct snd_pcm_ops digital_capture_ops = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_ops digital_capture_ops = {
 	.open = pcm_digital_in_open,
 	.close = pcm_close,
 	.ioctl = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,