diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
index 36956e5..9018cc0 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
 #include "xfs_errortag.h"
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
 
-struct xfs_name xfs_name_dotdot = { (unsigned char *)"..", 2, XFS_DIR3_FT_DIR };
+const struct xfs_name xfs_name_dotdot = {
+	.name	= (const unsigned char *)"..",
+	.len	= 2,
+	.type	= XFS_DIR3_FT_DIR,
+};
 
 /*
  * Convert inode mode to directory entry filetype
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
index 55e0557..b6df3c3 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 struct xfs_dir3_icfree_hdr;
 struct xfs_dir3_icleaf_hdr;
 
-extern struct xfs_name	xfs_name_dotdot;
+extern const struct xfs_name	xfs_name_dotdot;
 
 /*
  * Convert inode mode to directory entry filetype