diff --git a/drivers/scsi/am53c974.c b/drivers/scsi/am53c974.c
index b69edb473295..fbb29dbb1e50 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/am53c974.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/am53c974.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static void dc390_check_eeprom(struct esp *esp)
 static int pci_esp_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 			      const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
-	struct scsi_host_template *hostt = &scsi_esp_template;
+	const struct scsi_host_template *hostt = &scsi_esp_template;
 	int err = -ENODEV;
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
 	struct esp *esp;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c
index 64ec6bb84550..97816a0e6240 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c
@@ -2660,7 +2660,7 @@ static const char *esp_info(struct Scsi_Host *host)
 	return "esp";
 }
 
-struct scsi_host_template scsi_esp_template = {
+const struct scsi_host_template scsi_esp_template = {
 	.module			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name			= "esp",
 	.info			= esp_info,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h
index c73760d3cf83..00cd7c0ccc76 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ struct esp {
  * 13) Check scsi_esp_register() return value, release all resources
  *     if an error was returned.
  */
-extern struct scsi_host_template scsi_esp_template;
+extern const struct scsi_host_template scsi_esp_template;
 extern int scsi_esp_register(struct esp *);
 
 extern void scsi_esp_unregister(struct esp *);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/jazz_esp.c b/drivers/scsi/jazz_esp.c
index 60a88a95a8e2..0c842fb29aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/jazz_esp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/jazz_esp.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static const struct esp_driver_ops jazz_esp_ops = {
 
 static int esp_jazz_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
-	struct scsi_host_template *tpnt = &scsi_esp_template;
+	const struct scsi_host_template *tpnt = &scsi_esp_template;
 	struct Scsi_Host *host;
 	struct esp *esp;
 	struct resource *res;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mac_esp.c b/drivers/scsi/mac_esp.c
index 6d23ab5aee56..3f0061b00494 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mac_esp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mac_esp.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static struct esp_driver_ops mac_esp_ops = {
 
 static int esp_mac_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
-	struct scsi_host_template *tpnt = &scsi_esp_template;
+	const struct scsi_host_template *tpnt = &scsi_esp_template;
 	struct Scsi_Host *host;
 	struct esp *esp;
 	int err;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sun3x_esp.c b/drivers/scsi/sun3x_esp.c
index d3489ac7ab28..30f67cbf4a7a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sun3x_esp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sun3x_esp.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static const struct esp_driver_ops sun3x_esp_ops = {
 
 static int esp_sun3x_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
-	struct scsi_host_template *tpnt = &scsi_esp_template;
+	const struct scsi_host_template *tpnt = &scsi_esp_template;
 	struct Scsi_Host *host;
 	struct esp *esp;
 	struct resource *res;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sun_esp.c b/drivers/scsi/sun_esp.c
index 5dc38d35745b..fb0611bfb209 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sun_esp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sun_esp.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static const struct esp_driver_ops sbus_esp_ops = {
 static int esp_sbus_probe_one(struct platform_device *op,
 			      struct platform_device *espdma, int hme)
 {
-	struct scsi_host_template *tpnt = &scsi_esp_template;
+	const struct scsi_host_template *tpnt = &scsi_esp_template;
 	struct Scsi_Host *host;
 	struct esp *esp;
 	int err;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/zorro_esp.c b/drivers/scsi/zorro_esp.c
index 928c8adf5cb3..56cae22a4242 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/zorro_esp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/zorro_esp.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(zorro, zorro_esp_zorro_tbl);
 static int zorro_esp_probe(struct zorro_dev *z,
 				       const struct zorro_device_id *ent)
 {
-	struct scsi_host_template *tpnt = &scsi_esp_template;
+	const struct scsi_host_template *tpnt = &scsi_esp_template;
 	struct Scsi_Host *host;
 	struct esp *esp;
 	const struct zorro_driver_data *zdd;