diff --git a/include/sound/ac97_codec.h b/include/sound/ac97_codec.h
index c495c6d5fbe0..4bd3be3a3192 100644
--- a/include/sound/ac97_codec.h
+++ b/include/sound/ac97_codec.h
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ int snd_ac97_pcm_close(struct ac97_pcm *pcm);
 int snd_ac97_pcm_double_rate_rules(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime);
 
 /* ad hoc AC97 device driver access */
-extern struct bus_type ac97_bus_type;
+extern const struct bus_type ac97_bus_type;
 
 /* AC97 platform_data adding function */
 static inline void snd_ac97_dev_add_pdata(struct snd_ac97 *ac97, void *data)
diff --git a/include/sound/hdaudio.h b/include/sound/hdaudio.h
index 62a3cd154ff2..a73d7f34f4e5 100644
--- a/include/sound/hdaudio.h
+++ b/include/sound/hdaudio.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct hda_device_id;
 /*
  * exported bus type
  */
-extern struct bus_type snd_hda_bus_type;
+extern const struct bus_type snd_hda_bus_type;
 
 /*
  * generic arrays
diff --git a/sound/ac97/bus.c b/sound/ac97/bus.c
index 3173e9d98927..1dc7965eb14b 100644
--- a/sound/ac97/bus.c
+++ b/sound/ac97/bus.c
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(ac97_controllers_mutex);
 static DEFINE_IDR(ac97_adapter_idr);
 static LIST_HEAD(ac97_controllers);
 
-static struct bus_type ac97_bus_type;
-
 static inline struct ac97_controller*
 to_ac97_controller(struct device *ac97_adapter)
 {
diff --git a/sound/ac97_bus.c b/sound/ac97_bus.c
index c7aee8c42c55..7ea274c55900 100644
--- a/sound/ac97_bus.c
+++ b/sound/ac97_bus.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int snd_ac97_reset(struct snd_ac97 *ac97, bool try_warm, unsigned int id,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_ac97_reset);
 
-struct bus_type ac97_bus_type = {
+const struct bus_type ac97_bus_type = {
 	.name		= "ac97",
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/hda/hda_bus_type.c b/sound/hda/hda_bus_type.c
index 4cd94178df9f..cce2c30511a2 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hda_bus_type.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hda_bus_type.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int hda_uevent(const struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct bus_type snd_hda_bus_type = {
+const struct bus_type snd_hda_bus_type = {
 	.name = "hdaudio",
 	.match = hda_bus_match,
 	.uevent = hda_uevent,