diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c b/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
index bf1d2c8afdbd..b0176d936423 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ static struct attribute *mma8452_event_attributes[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct attribute_group mma8452_event_attribute_group = {
+static const struct attribute_group mma8452_event_attribute_group = {
 	.attrs = mma8452_event_attributes,
 };