1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 94048826624c..dd0917dd9fa9 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_set_name);
  *      @new_name: object's new name
  */
 
-int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, char *new_name)
+int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
 {
         int error = 0;