1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c b/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c
index 5859c8bc727c..eae1976f859d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ void __init arm_dt_init_cpu_maps(void)
  * If a dtb was passed to the kernel in r2, then use it to choose the
  * correct machine_desc and to setup the system.
  */
-struct machine_desc * __init setup_machine_fdt(unsigned int dt_phys)
+const struct machine_desc * __init setup_machine_fdt(unsigned int dt_phys)
 {
         struct boot_param_header *devtree;
-        struct machine_desc *mdesc, *mdesc_best = NULL;
+        const struct machine_desc *mdesc, *mdesc_best = NULL;
         unsigned int score, mdesc_score = ~1;
         unsigned long dt_root;
         const char *model;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ struct machine_desc * __init setup_machine_fdt(unsigned int dt_phys)
         DT_MACHINE_START(GENERIC_DT, "Generic DT based system")
         MACHINE_END
 
-        mdesc_best = (struct machine_desc *)&__mach_desc_GENERIC_DT;
+        mdesc_best = &__mach_desc_GENERIC_DT;
 #endif
 
         if (!dt_phys)