diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c
index 9a3c34af2ae8..bfd04b442e36 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags)
 	local_irq_disable();
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* breakpoint instruction: TRAP_S 0x3 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= {0x78, 0x7e},
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arm/kernel/kgdb.c
index caa0dbe3dc61..21a6d5958955 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
  * and we handle the normal undef case within the do_undefinstr
  * handler.
  */
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 #ifndef __ARMEB__
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= {0xfe, 0xde, 0xff, 0xe7}
 #else /* ! __ARMEB__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
index a20de58061a8..fe1d1f935b90 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
 	unregister_die_notifier(&kgdb_notifier);
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops;
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops;
 
 int kgdb_arch_set_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
 {
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/kgdb.c
index 1a1d30cb0609..602e478afbd5 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
 	/* Nothing to do */
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* Breakpoint instruction: trapa #2 */
 	.gdb_bpt_instr = { 0x57, 0x20 },
 };
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/kgdb.c
index 16c24b22d0b2..f1924d483e78 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct dbg_reg_def_t dbg_reg_def[DBG_MAX_REG_NUM] = {
 	{ "syscall_nr", GDB_SIZEOF_REG, offsetof(struct pt_regs, syscall_nr)},
 };
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* trap0(#0xDB) 0x0cdb0054 */
 	.gdb_bpt_instr = {0x54, 0x00, 0xdb, 0x0c},
 };
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/kgdb.c
index 6366f69d118e..130cd0f064ce 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
 /*
  * Global data
  */
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 #ifdef __MICROBLAZEEL__
 	.gdb_bpt_instr = {0x18, 0x00, 0x0c, 0xba}, /* brki r16, 0x18 */
 #else
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/mips/kernel/kgdb.c
index 31eff1bec577..edfdc2ec2d16 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ int kgdb_arch_handle_exception(int vector, int signo, int err_code,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 	.gdb_bpt_instr = { spec_op << 2, 0x00, 0x00, break_op },
 #else
diff --git a/arch/nios2/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/nios2/kernel/kgdb.c
index 117859122d1c..37b25f844a2d 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
 	/* Nothing to do */
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* Breakpoint instruction: trap 30 */
 	.gdb_bpt_instr = { 0xba, 0x6f, 0x3b, 0x00 },
 };
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
index 59c578f865aa..bdb588b1d8fb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ int kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
 /*
  * Global data
  */
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops;
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops;
 
 static int kgdb_not_implemented(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/sh/kernel/kgdb.c
index 4f04c6638a4d..a24c48446e98 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
 	unregister_die_notifier(&kgdb_notifier);
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* Breakpoint instruction: trapa #0x3c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= { 0x3c, 0xc3 },
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/kgdb_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/kgdb_32.c
index 639c8e54530a..7580775a14b9 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/kgdb_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/kgdb_32.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void kgdb_arch_set_pc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip)
 	regs->npc = regs->pc + 4;
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* Breakpoint instruction: ta 0x7d */
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= { 0x91, 0xd0, 0x20, 0x7d },
 };
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/kgdb_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/kgdb_64.c
index a68bbddbdba4..5d6c2d287e85 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/kgdb_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/kgdb_64.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void kgdb_arch_set_pc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip)
 	regs->tnpc = regs->tpc + 4;
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* Breakpoint instruction: ta 0x72 */
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= { 0x91, 0xd0, 0x20, 0x72 },
 };
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index 8e36f249646e..e7effc02f13c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ int kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
 				  (char *)bpt->saved_instr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* Breakpoint instruction: */
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= { 0xcc },
 	.flags			= KGDB_HW_BREAKPOINT,
diff --git a/include/linux/kgdb.h b/include/linux/kgdb.h
index e465bb15912d..3bf313311cca 100644
--- a/include/linux/kgdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kgdb.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ struct kgdb_io {
 	int			is_console;
 };
 
-extern struct kgdb_arch		arch_kgdb_ops;
+extern const struct kgdb_arch		arch_kgdb_ops;
 
 extern unsigned long kgdb_arch_pc(int exception, struct pt_regs *regs);
 
