diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
index 781fbed..2ac1800 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 static ssize_t gpio_direction_show(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-	const struct gpio_desc	*desc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct gpio_desc	*desc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	ssize_t			status;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sysfs_lock);