diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/Makefile b/drivers/net/wan/Makefile
index b0a61636fc94..df70248e2fda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ quiet_cmd_build_wanxlfw = BLD FW  $@
       cmd_build_wanxlfw = \
 	$(CPP) -D__ASSEMBLY__ -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) -I$(srctree)/include/uapi $< | $(AS68K) -m68360 -o $(obj)/wanxlfw.o; \
 	$(LD68K) --oformat binary -Ttext 0x1000 $(obj)/wanxlfw.o -o $(obj)/wanxlfw.bin; \
-	hexdump -ve '"\n" 16/1 "0x%02X,"' $(obj)/wanxlfw.bin | sed 's/0x  ,//g;1s/^/static u8 firmware[]={/;$$s/,$$/\n};\n/' >$(obj)/wanxlfw.inc; \
+	hexdump -ve '"\n" 16/1 "0x%02X,"' $(obj)/wanxlfw.bin | sed 's/0x  ,//g;1s/^/static const u8 firmware[]={/;$$s/,$$/\n};\n/' >$(obj)/wanxlfw.inc; \
 	rm -f $(obj)/wanxlfw.bin $(obj)/wanxlfw.o
 
 $(obj)/wanxlfw.inc:	$(src)/wanxlfw.S