diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
index 711f101447e3..9dcdf34b7e32 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ bad:
 
 static struct target_type verity_target = {
 	.name		= "verity",
+	.features	= DM_TARGET_IMMUTABLE,
 	.version	= {1, 5, 0},
 	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ctr		= verity_ctr,