diff --git a/security/apparmor/file.c b/security/apparmor/file.c
index 4dfc5d0d8413e2e87b5ebb81b39553c084303d8d..d186674f973a37df1aadc38c0a313042163f099d 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/file.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/file.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static inline bool xindex_is_subset(u32 link, u32 target)
  * Returns: %0 if allowed else error
  */
 int aa_path_link(struct aa_profile *profile, struct dentry *old_dentry,
-		 struct path *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
+		 const struct path *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
 {
 	struct path link = { new_dir->mnt, new_dentry };
 	struct path target = { new_dir->mnt, old_dentry };
diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/file.h b/security/apparmor/include/file.h
index afc5b294e0d538b8dc4d0ad4c263d35ec8a73f3d..4803c97d19924c9923a66d5c1a22ccb7ccd3d224 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/file.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/file.h
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ int aa_path_perm(int op, struct aa_profile *profile, const struct path *path,
 		 int flags, u32 request, struct path_cond *cond);
 
 int aa_path_link(struct aa_profile *profile, struct dentry *old_dentry,
-		 struct path *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry);
+		 const struct path *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry);
 
 int aa_file_perm(int op, struct aa_profile *profile, struct file *file,
 		 u32 request);