diff --git a/include/net/request_sock.h b/include/net/request_sock.h
index ff7ce1e53ed4..181f97f9fe1c 100644
--- a/include/net/request_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/request_sock.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct request_sock_ops {
 	void		(*syn_ack_timeout)(const struct request_sock *req);
 };
 
-int inet_rtx_syn_ack(struct sock *parent, struct request_sock *req);
+int inet_rtx_syn_ack(const struct sock *parent, struct request_sock *req);
 
 /* struct request_sock - mini sock to represent a connection request
  */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index ad087c14f020..bac205136e1c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static inline void syn_ack_recalc(struct request_sock *req, const int thresh,
 		  req->num_timeout >= rskq_defer_accept - 1;
 }
 
-int inet_rtx_syn_ack(struct sock *parent, struct request_sock *req)
+int inet_rtx_syn_ack(const struct sock *parent, struct request_sock *req)
 {
 	int err = req->rsk_ops->rtx_syn_ack(parent, req);