diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5686.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5686.c
index 56cf9344d187..148d9541f517 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5686.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5686.c
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec_ext_info ad5686_ext_info[] = {
 }
 
 #define DECLARE_AD5693_CHANNELS(name, bits, _shift)		\
-static struct iio_chan_spec name[] = {				\
+static const struct iio_chan_spec name[] = {			\
 		AD5868_CHANNEL(0, 0, bits, _shift),		\
 }
 
 #define DECLARE_AD5686_CHANNELS(name, bits, _shift)		\
-static struct iio_chan_spec name[] = {				\
+static const struct iio_chan_spec name[] = {			\
 		AD5868_CHANNEL(0, 1, bits, _shift),		\
 		AD5868_CHANNEL(1, 2, bits, _shift),		\
 		AD5868_CHANNEL(2, 4, bits, _shift),		\
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static struct iio_chan_spec name[] = {				\
 }
 
 #define DECLARE_AD5676_CHANNELS(name, bits, _shift)		\
-static struct iio_chan_spec name[] = {				\
+static const struct iio_chan_spec name[] = {			\
 		AD5868_CHANNEL(0, 0, bits, _shift),		\
 		AD5868_CHANNEL(1, 1, bits, _shift),		\
 		AD5868_CHANNEL(2, 2, bits, _shift),		\
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static struct iio_chan_spec name[] = {				\
 }
 
 #define DECLARE_AD5679_CHANNELS(name, bits, _shift)		\
-static struct iio_chan_spec name[] = {				\
+static const struct iio_chan_spec name[] = {			\
 		AD5868_CHANNEL(0, 0, bits, _shift),		\
 		AD5868_CHANNEL(1, 1, bits, _shift),		\
 		AD5868_CHANNEL(2, 2, bits, _shift),		\
diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5686.h b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5686.h
index 52009b5eef88..a15f2970577e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5686.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5686.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ typedef int (*ad5686_read_func)(struct ad5686_state *st, u8 addr);
 struct ad5686_chip_info {
 	u16				int_vref_mv;
 	unsigned int			num_channels;
-	struct iio_chan_spec		*channels;
+	const struct iio_chan_spec	*channels;
 	enum ad5686_regmap_type		regmap_type;
 };