diff --git a/drivers/base/container.c b/drivers/base/container.c
index 1ba42d2d3532..f40588ebc3f5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/container.c
+++ b/drivers/base/container.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static int container_offline(struct device *dev)
 	return cdev->offline ? cdev->offline(cdev) : 0;
 }
 
-struct bus_type container_subsys = {
+const struct bus_type container_subsys = {
 	.name = CONTAINER_BUS_NAME,
 	.dev_name = CONTAINER_BUS_NAME,
 	.online = trivial_online,
diff --git a/include/linux/container.h b/include/linux/container.h
index 2566a1baa736..dd00cc918a92 100644
--- a/include/linux/container.h
+++ b/include/linux/container.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 
 /* drivers/base/power/container.c */
-extern struct bus_type container_subsys;
+extern const struct bus_type container_subsys;
 
 struct container_dev {
 	struct device dev;