diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index e78a5ad..feacfb7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
 
-	filename = getname((char __user *) a0);
+	filename = getname((const char __user *) a0);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;