diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 73aa33364d80..504282af27e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ static void usbnet_terminate_urbs(struct usbnet *dev)
 int usbnet_stop (struct net_device *net)
 {
 	struct usbnet		*dev = netdev_priv(net);
-	struct driver_info	*info = dev->driver_info;
+	const struct driver_info *info = dev->driver_info;
 	int			retval, pm, mpn;
 
 	clear_bit(EVENT_DEV_OPEN, &dev->flags);
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ int usbnet_open (struct net_device *net)
 {
 	struct usbnet		*dev = netdev_priv(net);
 	int			retval;
-	struct driver_info	*info = dev->driver_info;
+	const struct driver_info *info = dev->driver_info;
 
 	if ((retval = usb_autopm_get_interface(dev->intf)) < 0) {
 		netif_info(dev, ifup, dev->net,
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ usbnet_deferred_kevent (struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	if (test_bit (EVENT_LINK_RESET, &dev->flags)) {
-		struct driver_info	*info = dev->driver_info;
+		const struct driver_info *info = dev->driver_info;
 		int			retval = 0;
 
 		clear_bit (EVENT_LINK_RESET, &dev->flags);
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ netdev_tx_t usbnet_start_xmit (struct sk_buff *skb,
 	unsigned int			length;
 	struct urb		*urb = NULL;
 	struct skb_data		*entry;
-	struct driver_info	*info = dev->driver_info;
+	const struct driver_info *info = dev->driver_info;
 	unsigned long		flags;
 	int retval;
 
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
 	struct usbnet			*dev;
 	struct net_device		*net;
 	struct usb_host_interface	*interface;
-	struct driver_info		*info;
+	const struct driver_info	*info;
 	struct usb_device		*xdev;
 	int				status;
 	const char			*name;
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
 	}
 
 	name = udev->dev.driver->name;
-	info = (struct driver_info *) prod->driver_info;
+	info = (const struct driver_info *) prod->driver_info;
 	if (!info) {
 		dev_dbg (&udev->dev, "blacklisted by %s\n", name);
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
index e2ec3582e549..d8860f2d0976 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct usbnet {
 	/* housekeeping */
 	struct usb_device	*udev;
 	struct usb_interface	*intf;
-	struct driver_info	*driver_info;
+	const struct driver_info *driver_info;
 	const char		*driver_name;
 	void			*driver_priv;
 	wait_queue_head_t	wait;