diff --git a/include/net/nfc/nfc.h b/include/net/nfc/nfc.h
index 5dee575fbe86..3d07abacf08b 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/nfc.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/nfc.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ struct nfc_dev {
 };
 #define to_nfc_dev(_dev) container_of(_dev, struct nfc_dev, dev)
 
-extern struct class nfc_class;
+extern const struct class nfc_class;
 
 struct nfc_dev *nfc_allocate_device(const struct nfc_ops *ops,
 				    u32 supported_protocols,
diff --git a/net/nfc/core.c b/net/nfc/core.c
index eb2c0959e5b6..e58dc6405054 100644
--- a/net/nfc/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/core.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ static void nfc_check_pres_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 	schedule_work(&dev->check_pres_work);
 }
 
-struct class nfc_class = {
+const struct class nfc_class = {
 	.name = "nfc",
 	.dev_release = nfc_release,
 };