diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 1beaa73..1b27b56 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -593,7 +593,8 @@
  * @mode: file permissions.
  *
  */
-int sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, mode_t mode)
+int sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr,
+		     mode_t mode)
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
 	struct iattr newattrs;