diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
index a4f5ce14dc1cdca1970a689ab19f6c10144aec8d..271b42bbfb72152dc3d1e66662a981cee4a5fb6e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ static u8 generic_edid[GENERIC_EDIDS][128] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static u8 *edid_load(struct drm_connector *connector, char *name,
-			char *connector_name)
+static u8 *edid_load(struct drm_connector *connector, const char *name,
+			const char *connector_name)
 {
 	const struct firmware *fw;
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static u8 *edid_load(struct drm_connector *connector, char *name,
 
 int drm_load_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
-	char *connector_name = drm_get_connector_name(connector);
+	const char *connector_name = drm_get_connector_name(connector);
 	char *edidname = edid_firmware, *last, *colon;
 	int ret;
 	struct edid *edid;