diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
index beb9137c198cfb1cb424c0d2f7607c203b424c34..d15d52c0d1a74415fdd1abf11dc5698e70de6c18 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
@@ -388,7 +388,8 @@ static int netdev_open(struct net_device *pnetdev)
 			 * address.
 			 */
 			msleep(200);
-			r8712_setMacAddr_cmd(padapter, (u8 *)pnetdev->dev_addr);
+			r8712_setMacAddr_cmd(padapter,
+					     (const u8 *)pnetdev->dev_addr);
 			/*
 			 * The "myid" function will get the wifi mac address
 			 * from eeprompriv structure instead of netdev
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
index 75716f59044d9c76458ceb4816fb232157f21da1..acda930722b274518e8f89506525fdc4565a3f19 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ void r8712_setstakey_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *psta, u8 unicast_key)
 	r8712_enqueue_cmd(pcmdpriv, ph2c);
 }
 
-void r8712_setMacAddr_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *mac_addr)
+void r8712_setMacAddr_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
 	struct cmd_priv	*pcmdpriv = &padapter->cmdpriv;
 	struct cmd_obj *ph2c;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h
index bf6f0c6a86e55f766b5bfe596b6c7fcac932b418..ddd69c4ae2083d363a826b147d21f902499c45f9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ struct DisconnectCtrlEx_param {
 #define H2C_CMD_OVERFLOW		0x06
 #define H2C_RESERVED			0x07
 
-void r8712_setMacAddr_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *mac_addr);
+void r8712_setMacAddr_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, const u8 *mac_addr);
 u8 r8712_sitesurvey_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter,
 			struct ndis_802_11_ssid *pssid);
 int r8712_createbss_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter);