diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index 22e86ae4dd5a..1d252164d97b 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 static struct vfsmount *debugfs_mount;
 static int debugfs_mount_count;
 static bool debugfs_registered;
-static unsigned int debugfs_allow = DEFAULT_DEBUGFS_ALLOW_BITS;
+static unsigned int debugfs_allow __ro_after_init = DEFAULT_DEBUGFS_ALLOW_BITS;
 
 /*
  * Don't allow access attributes to be changed whilst the kernel is locked down