diff --git a/drivers/dma/ti/k3-udma.c b/drivers/dma/ti/k3-udma.c
index 1cf158eb7bdb..fb21e0df5ab7 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ti/k3-udma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ti/k3-udma.c
@@ -3408,7 +3408,7 @@ static int udma_set_metadata_len(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct dma_descriptor_metadata_ops metadata_ops = {
+static const struct dma_descriptor_metadata_ops metadata_ops = {
 	.attach = udma_attach_metadata,
 	.get_ptr = udma_get_metadata_ptr,
 	.set_len = udma_set_metadata_len,
diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
index 98b41b8f8915..bef2b031dba1 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static void *xilinx_dma_get_metadata_ptr(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx,
 	return seg->hw.app;
 }
 
-static struct dma_descriptor_metadata_ops xilinx_dma_metadata_ops = {
+static const struct dma_descriptor_metadata_ops xilinx_dma_metadata_ops = {
 	.get_ptr = xilinx_dma_get_metadata_ptr,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/dmaengine.h b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
index 6fe46c0c9452..fe33a20abc61 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmaengine.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ struct dma_async_tx_descriptor {
 	void *callback_param;
 	struct dmaengine_unmap_data *unmap;
 	enum dma_desc_metadata_mode desc_metadata_mode;
-	struct dma_descriptor_metadata_ops *metadata_ops;
+	const struct dma_descriptor_metadata_ops *metadata_ops;
 #ifdef CONFIG_ASYNC_TX_ENABLE_CHANNEL_SWITCH
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *next;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *parent;