diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/libipw_wx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/libipw_wx.c
index 903de34028ef..dbc7153d0a3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/libipw_wx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/libipw_wx.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ int libipw_wx_set_encodeext(struct libipw_device *ieee,
 	int i, idx, ret = 0;
 	int group_key = 0;
 	const char *alg, *module;
-	struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops;
+	const struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops;
 	struct lib80211_crypt_data **crypt;
 
 	struct libipw_security sec = {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_wx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_wx.c
index fbd4ec824084..c730d921463d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_wx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_wx.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ int rtllib_wx_set_encode_ext(struct rtllib_device *ieee,
 	int i, idx;
 	int group_key = 0;
 	const char *alg, *module;
-	struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops;
+	const struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops;
 	struct lib80211_crypt_data **crypt;
 
 	struct rtllib_security sec = {
diff --git a/include/net/lib80211.h b/include/net/lib80211.h
index 8b47d3a51cf8..fd0f15d87d80 100644
--- a/include/net/lib80211.h
+++ b/include/net/lib80211.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct lib80211_crypto_ops {
 
 struct lib80211_crypt_data {
 	struct list_head list;	/* delayed deletion list */
-	struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops;
+	const struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops;
 	void *priv;
 	atomic_t refcnt;
 };
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ struct lib80211_crypt_info {
 int lib80211_crypt_info_init(struct lib80211_crypt_info *info, char *name,
                                 spinlock_t *lock);
 void lib80211_crypt_info_free(struct lib80211_crypt_info *info);
-int lib80211_register_crypto_ops(struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops);
-int lib80211_unregister_crypto_ops(struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops);
-struct lib80211_crypto_ops *lib80211_get_crypto_ops(const char *name);
+int lib80211_register_crypto_ops(const struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops);
+int lib80211_unregister_crypto_ops(const struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops);
+const struct lib80211_crypto_ops *lib80211_get_crypto_ops(const char *name);
 void lib80211_crypt_delayed_deinit(struct lib80211_crypt_info *info,
 				    struct lib80211_crypt_data **crypt);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/lib80211.c b/net/wireless/lib80211.c
index d66a913027e0..51e31316bcb8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/lib80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/lib80211.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 struct lib80211_crypto_alg {
 	struct list_head list;
-	struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops;
+	const struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops;
 };
 
 static LIST_HEAD(lib80211_crypto_algs);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void lib80211_crypt_delayed_deinit(struct lib80211_crypt_info *info,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lib80211_crypt_delayed_deinit);
 
-int lib80211_register_crypto_ops(struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops)
+int lib80211_register_crypto_ops(const struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct lib80211_crypto_alg *alg;
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int lib80211_register_crypto_ops(struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lib80211_register_crypto_ops);
 
-int lib80211_unregister_crypto_ops(struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops)
+int lib80211_unregister_crypto_ops(const struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct lib80211_crypto_alg *alg;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int lib80211_unregister_crypto_ops(struct lib80211_crypto_ops *ops)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lib80211_unregister_crypto_ops);
 
-struct lib80211_crypto_ops *lib80211_get_crypto_ops(const char *name)
+const struct lib80211_crypto_ops *lib80211_get_crypto_ops(const char *name)
 {
 	struct lib80211_crypto_alg *alg;
 	unsigned long flags;