diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 005a2b092f3e..a3e14143ec0c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -2376,9 +2376,9 @@ static int dev_uevent_filter(const struct kobject *kobj)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const char *dev_uevent_name(struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *dev_uevent_name(const struct kobject *kobj)
 {
-	struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
+	const struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
 
 	if (dev->bus)
 		return dev->bus->name;
diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 640f59d4b3de..58a5b75612e3 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct kobj_uevent_env {
 
 struct kset_uevent_ops {
 	int (* const filter)(const struct kobject *kobj);
-	const char *(* const name)(struct kobject *kobj);
+	const char *(* const name)(const struct kobject *kobj);
 	int (* const uevent)(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_uevent_env *env);
 };