diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_nuttx.hpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_nuttx.hpp
index 0844392d66..1519b06a82 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_nuttx.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_nuttx.hpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public:
 	static uORB::DeviceNode *GetDeviceNode(const char *node_name);
 	virtual int   ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 private:
-	Flavor      _flavor;
+	const Flavor  _flavor;
 	static ORBMap _node_map;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_posix.hpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_posix.hpp
index a7e5a5def4..053b0ed756 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_posix.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_posix.hpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual int   ioctl(device::file_t *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 private:
-	Flavor      _flavor;
+	const Flavor      _flavor;
 	static std::map<std::string, uORB::DeviceNode *> _node_map;
 };