diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
index ec59d65897fb..8e285089229c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static void __exit cleanup_mtdram(void)
 }
 
 int mtdram_init_device(struct mtd_info *mtd, void *mapped_address,
-		unsigned long size, char *name)
+		unsigned long size, const char *name)
 {
 	memset(mtd, 0, sizeof(*mtd));
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtdram.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtdram.h
index 68891313875d..628a6a21ddf0 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtdram.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtdram.h
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 int mtdram_init_device(struct mtd_info *mtd, void *mapped_address,
-			unsigned long size, char *name);
+			unsigned long size, const char *name);
 
 #endif /* __MTD_MTDRAM_H__ */