diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
index 808a98ef624c..c801f6b93b7b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
@@ -1242,6 +1242,7 @@ bad:
 
 static struct target_type verity_target = {
 	.name		= "verity",
+	.features	= DM_TARGET_IMMUTABLE,
 	.version	= {1, 7, 0},
 	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ctr		= verity_ctr,