diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c b/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c
index f44d70852c3c..06885697ed7b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int __init ide_generic_all_on(char *unused)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "IDE generic will claim all unknown PCI IDE storage controllers.\n");
 	return 1;
 }
-__setup("all-generic-ide", ide_generic_all_on);
+const __setup("all-generic-ide", ide_generic_all_on);
 #endif
 module_param_named(all_generic_ide, ide_generic_all, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(all_generic_ide, "IDE generic will claim all unknown PCI IDE storage controllers.");