diff --git a/samples/kobject/kset-example.c b/samples/kobject/kset-example.c
index 52f1acabd479..342452282719 100644
--- a/samples/kobject/kset-example.c
+++ b/samples/kobject/kset-example.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(foo_default);
  * release function, and the set of default attributes we want created
  * whenever a kobject of this type is registered with the kernel.
  */
-static struct kobj_type foo_ktype = {
+static const struct kobj_type foo_ktype = {
 	.sysfs_ops = &foo_sysfs_ops,
 	.release = foo_release,
 	.default_groups = foo_default_groups,