3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index d2a2f8f2b4ed..ff33ebbf1dc7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static int class_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static char *class_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *class_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
         struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index fbc223486f81..32f3f09a42e0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int dev_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static char *dev_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *dev_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
         struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 76dc67245c0c..3b22304f12fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct kobj_type {
  */
 struct kset_hotplug_ops {
         int (*filter)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
-        char *(*name)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
+        const char *(*name)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
         int (*hotplug)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
                         int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 };