diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index e980416bff81..c8ee9b89b023 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ extern int sysctl_ip_vs_expire_quiescent_template;
 extern int sysctl_ip_vs_sync_threshold[2];
 extern int sysctl_ip_vs_nat_icmp_send;
 extern struct ip_vs_stats ip_vs_stats;
-extern struct ctl_path net_vs_ctl_path[];
+extern const struct ctl_path net_vs_ctl_path[];
 
 extern struct ip_vs_service *
 ip_vs_service_get(__u32 fwmark, __u16 protocol, __be32 vaddr, __be16 vport);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index df13333813ad..999d884e8862 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ static struct ctl_table vs_vars[] = {
 	{ .ctl_name = 0 }
 };
 
-struct ctl_path net_vs_ctl_path[] = {
+const struct ctl_path net_vs_ctl_path[] = {
 	{ .procname = "net", .ctl_name = CTL_NET, },
 	{ .procname = "ipv4", .ctl_name = NET_IPV4, },
 	{ .procname = "vs", },