diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
index b711654ca18a..926d9c0a428a 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ enum orangefs_vfs_op_states {
 #define ORANGEFS_CACHE_CREATE_FLAGS 0
 #endif
 
-extern const struct xattr_handler *orangefs_xattr_handlers[];
+extern const struct xattr_handler * const orangefs_xattr_handlers[];
 
 extern struct posix_acl *orangefs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu);
 extern int orangefs_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/xattr.c b/fs/orangefs/xattr.c
index 68b62689a63e..74ef75586f38 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/xattr.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static const struct xattr_handler orangefs_xattr_default_handler = {
 	.set = orangefs_xattr_set_default,
 };
 
-const struct xattr_handler *orangefs_xattr_handlers[] = {
+const struct xattr_handler * const orangefs_xattr_handlers[] = {
 	&orangefs_xattr_default_handler,
 	NULL
 };