diff --git a/net/6lowpan/nhc.c b/net/6lowpan/nhc.c
index 019f121b2449..7b374595328d 100644
--- a/net/6lowpan/nhc.c
+++ b/net/6lowpan/nhc.c
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 
 #include "nhc.h"
 
-static struct lowpan_nhc *lowpan_nexthdr_nhcs[NEXTHDR_MAX + 1];
+static const struct lowpan_nhc *lowpan_nexthdr_nhcs[NEXTHDR_MAX + 1];
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lowpan_nhc_lock);
 
-static struct lowpan_nhc *lowpan_nhc_by_nhcid(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static const struct lowpan_nhc *lowpan_nhc_by_nhcid(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct lowpan_nhc *nhc;
+	const struct lowpan_nhc *nhc;
 	int i;
 	u8 id;
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static struct lowpan_nhc *lowpan_nhc_by_nhcid(struct sk_buff *skb)
 int lowpan_nhc_check_compression(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 const struct ipv6hdr *hdr, u8 **hc_ptr)
 {
-	struct lowpan_nhc *nhc;
+	const struct lowpan_nhc *nhc;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&lowpan_nhc_lock);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int lowpan_nhc_do_compression(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct ipv6hdr *hdr,
 			      u8 **hc_ptr)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct lowpan_nhc *nhc;
+	const struct lowpan_nhc *nhc;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&lowpan_nhc_lock);
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ int lowpan_nhc_do_uncompression(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				const struct net_device *dev,
 				struct ipv6hdr *hdr)
 {
-	struct lowpan_nhc *nhc;
+	const struct lowpan_nhc *nhc;
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&lowpan_nhc_lock);
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int lowpan_nhc_do_uncompression(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int lowpan_nhc_add(struct lowpan_nhc *nhc)
+int lowpan_nhc_add(const struct lowpan_nhc *nhc)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lowpan_nhc_add);
 
-void lowpan_nhc_del(struct lowpan_nhc *nhc)
+void lowpan_nhc_del(const struct lowpan_nhc *nhc)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&lowpan_nhc_lock);
 
diff --git a/net/6lowpan/nhc.h b/net/6lowpan/nhc.h
index 9df602a632bd..ab7b4977c32b 100644
--- a/net/6lowpan/nhc.h
+++ b/net/6lowpan/nhc.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define LOWPAN_NHC(__nhc, _name, _nexthdr,	\
 		   _hdrlen, _id, _idmask,	\
 		   _uncompress, _compress)	\
-static struct lowpan_nhc __nhc = {		\
+static const struct lowpan_nhc __nhc = {	\
 	.name		= _name,		\
 	.nexthdr	= _nexthdr,		\
 	.nexthdrlen	= _hdrlen,		\
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ int lowpan_nhc_do_uncompression(struct sk_buff *skb,
  *
  * @nhc: nhc which should be add.
  */
-int lowpan_nhc_add(struct lowpan_nhc *nhc);
+int lowpan_nhc_add(const struct lowpan_nhc *nhc);
 
 /**
  * lowpan_nhc_del - delete a next header compression from framework
  *
  * @nhc: nhc which should be delete.
  */
-void lowpan_nhc_del(struct lowpan_nhc *nhc);
+void lowpan_nhc_del(const struct lowpan_nhc *nhc);
 
 /**
  * lowpan_nhc_init - adding all default nhcs