diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_xuartlite.c b/drivers/serial/serial_xuartlite.c
index 2dc6bd1bc85f849330e16d1826383e96f29fb96f..3a38f9e327f8bbae420975f22c194173a07dfee6 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_xuartlite.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_xuartlite.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct uartlite {
 	unsigned int status;
 };
 
-static const struct uartlite *userial_ports[4] = {
+static struct uartlite *userial_ports[4] = {
 #ifdef XILINX_UARTLITE_BASEADDR
 	[0] = (struct uartlite *)XILINX_UARTLITE_BASEADDR,
 #endif