diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 7391ad10c8c023bcf4dc467c6d8193618dde41a7..09a823520e58d323af089b246269e9a4d62e073e 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ static inline const char *wiphy_name(struct wiphy *wiphy)
  * The returned pointer must be assigned to each netdev's
  * ieee80211_ptr for proper operation.
  */
-struct wiphy *wiphy_new(struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv);
+struct wiphy *wiphy_new(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv);
 
 /**
  * wiphy_register - register a wiphy with cfg80211
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index b6ef5337c85f52c428bd858d8a76aa8f4069043e..a5dbea1da4761d7bcff50e618b22491f5a6e65d9 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int cfg80211_dev_rename(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 
 /* exported functions */
 
-struct wiphy *wiphy_new(struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv)
+struct wiphy *wiphy_new(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv)
 {
 	static int wiphy_counter;
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 88f234c8f6b31d3eb60980ef2e1793fd70b13d6a..9511c2be83d87daa7b9773791506c4e055f29bf5 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "reg.h"
 
 struct cfg80211_registered_device {
-	struct cfg80211_ops *ops;
+	const struct cfg80211_ops *ops;
 	struct list_head list;
 	/* we hold this mutex during any call so that
 	 * we cannot do multiple calls at once, and also