diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c
index d85055cd24ba..20d553c9f5e2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static int probe_current_pmu(struct arm_pmu *pmu)
 static int cpu_pmu_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	const struct of_device_id *of_id;
-	int (*init_fn)(struct arm_pmu *);
+	const int (*init_fn)(struct arm_pmu *);
 	struct device_node *node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	struct arm_pmu *pmu;
 	int ret = -ENODEV;