diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
index 1f9735dbebec..77c78be6e79c 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void scmi_dev_remove(struct device *dev)
 		scmi_drv->remove(scmi_dev);
 }
 
-struct bus_type scmi_bus_type = {
+const struct bus_type scmi_bus_type = {
 	.name =	"scmi_protocol",
 	.match = scmi_dev_match,
 	.probe = scmi_dev_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
index 00b165d1f502..6affbfdd1dec 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ scmi_revision_area_get(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph);
 void scmi_setup_protocol_implemented(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 				     u8 *prot_imp);
 
-extern struct bus_type scmi_bus_type;
+extern const struct bus_type scmi_bus_type;
 
 #define SCMI_BUS_NOTIFY_DEVICE_REQUEST		0
 #define SCMI_BUS_NOTIFY_DEVICE_UNREQUEST	1