1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl
index 6116b93608df..b787e4721c90 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl
@@ -393,12 +393,12 @@ offset = N * getpagesize();
 
 <itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>
-<varname>char *name</varname>: Required. The name of your driver as
+<varname>const char *name</varname>: Required. The name of your driver as
 it will appear in sysfs. I recommend using the name of your module for this.
 </para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>
-<varname>char *version</varname>: Required. This string appears in
+<varname>const char *version</varname>: Required. This string appears in
 <filename>/sys/class/uio/uioX/version</filename>.
 </para></listitem>