diff --git a/drivers/net/natsemi.c b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
index c23a58624a33..c9bfe4eea189 100644
--- a/drivers/net/natsemi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int full_duplex[MAX_UNITS];
 #define NATSEMI_RX_LIMIT	2046	/* maximum supported by hardware */
 
 /* These identify the driver base version and may not be removed. */
-static char version[] __devinitdata =
+static const char version[] __devinitconst =
   KERN_INFO DRV_NAME " dp8381x driver, version "
       DRV_VERSION ", " DRV_RELDATE "\n"
   KERN_INFO "  originally by Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>\n"