diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 87e96b9024ce..c209b4838d68 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extern int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
 			   const char *, unsigned int, struct path *);
 int do_rmdir(int dfd, struct filename *name);
 int do_unlinkat(int dfd, struct filename *name);
-int may_linkat(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct path *link);
+int may_linkat(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, const struct path *link);
 int do_renameat2(int olddfd, struct filename *oldname, int newdfd,
 		 struct filename *newname, unsigned int flags);
 int do_mkdirat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode);
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 53b4bc094db2..6a5ab1a6f01b 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static bool safe_hardlink_source(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
  *
  * Returns 0 if successful, -ve on error.
  */
-int may_linkat(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct path *link)
+int may_linkat(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, const struct path *link)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = link->dentry->d_inode;