diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 86aeef4b9d7ee9295fe04c5533d3959a19474c9c..7089f8160ad5bb7f2a7377bbc0adae68229274b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ static int ath6kl_cfg80211_set_power_mgmt(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 }
 
 static struct wireless_dev *ath6kl_cfg80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-						      char *name,
+						      const char *name,
 						      enum nl80211_iftype type,
 						      u32 *flags,
 						      struct vif_params *params)
@@ -3477,7 +3477,7 @@ void ath6kl_cfg80211_vif_cleanup(struct ath6kl_vif *vif)
 	ar->num_vif--;
 }
 
-struct wireless_dev *ath6kl_interface_add(struct ath6kl *ar, char *name,
+struct wireless_dev *ath6kl_interface_add(struct ath6kl *ar, const char *name,
 					  enum nl80211_iftype type,
 					  u8 fw_vif_idx, u8 nw_type)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h
index 56b1ebe79812d0d90b2fc6292592809fae9637c1..780f77775a9152ca078922cbd2a7754c9a019d24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ enum ath6kl_cfg_suspend_mode {
 	ATH6KL_CFG_SUSPEND_SCHED_SCAN,
 };
 
-struct wireless_dev *ath6kl_interface_add(struct ath6kl *ar, char *name,
+struct wireless_dev *ath6kl_interface_add(struct ath6kl *ar, const char *name,
 					  enum nl80211_iftype type,
 					  u8 fw_vif_idx, u8 nw_type);
 void ath6kl_cfg80211_ch_switch_notify(struct ath6kl_vif *vif, int freq,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index e57f543413de010fcf435704abfe7d915a08e03a..49e20661b60b3b2f7c6b1033a16df42372617aa3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ mwifiex_setup_ht_caps(struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_info,
  *  create a new virtual interface with the given name
  */
 struct wireless_dev *mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-					      char *name,
+					      const char *name,
 					      enum nl80211_iftype type,
 					      u32 *flags,
 					      struct vif_params *params)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index 994bc4fc263ef7aca64c87fe6109b5dd9548b6fe..d2fb3c3e1db1b8626dac49dc1bb6649c624318a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ int mwifiex_check_network_compatibility(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 					struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc);
 
 struct wireless_dev *mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-					      char *name,
+					      const char *name,
 					      enum nl80211_iftype type,
 					      u32 *flags,
 					      struct vif_params *params);
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 80051ffc2755085182c6b474c391ac648af6a726..ab78b53bd6f5f42eb1d93808f92df4278c9deb74 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
 	void	(*set_wakeup)(struct wiphy *wiphy, bool enabled);
 
 	struct wireless_dev * (*add_virtual_intf)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-						  char *name,
+						  const char *name,
 						  enum nl80211_iftype type,
 						  u32 *flags,
 						  struct vif_params *params);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 9bd56a744982a0c8df331c92425d1aee54a2414b..05f3a313db8852b36c677cad188fd7154d6564ef 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 #include "rate.h"
 #include "mesh.h"
 
-static struct wireless_dev *ieee80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy, char *name,
+static struct wireless_dev *ieee80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+						const char *name,
 						enum nl80211_iftype type,
 						u32 *flags,
 						struct vif_params *params)