diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 0f1c4cb2441ee31e02f924764a9bbd52f722440c..eaa77bd9cb80888c0942b0cf090bc4578248c12f 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -4013,17 +4013,17 @@ static inline netdev_tx_t netdev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_devi
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int netdev_class_create_file_ns(struct class_attribute *class_attr,
+int netdev_class_create_file_ns(const struct class_attribute *class_attr,
 				const void *ns);
-void netdev_class_remove_file_ns(struct class_attribute *class_attr,
+void netdev_class_remove_file_ns(const struct class_attribute *class_attr,
 				 const void *ns);
 
-static inline int netdev_class_create_file(struct class_attribute *class_attr)
+static inline int netdev_class_create_file(const struct class_attribute *class_attr)
 {
 	return netdev_class_create_file_ns(class_attr, NULL);
 }
 
-static inline void netdev_class_remove_file(struct class_attribute *class_attr)
+static inline void netdev_class_remove_file(const struct class_attribute *class_attr)
 {
 	netdev_class_remove_file_ns(class_attr, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 46ff41bf0210908b255592a9078d75901c5b5610..40937ee63f1498442dda48c2e6cd66b2f137c0dd 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -1618,14 +1618,14 @@ int netdev_register_kobject(struct net_device *ndev)
 	return error;
 }
 
-int netdev_class_create_file_ns(struct class_attribute *class_attr,
+int netdev_class_create_file_ns(const struct class_attribute *class_attr,
 				const void *ns)
 {
 	return class_create_file_ns(&net_class, class_attr, ns);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_class_create_file_ns);
 
-void netdev_class_remove_file_ns(struct class_attribute *class_attr,
+void netdev_class_remove_file_ns(const struct class_attribute *class_attr,
 				 const void *ns)
 {
 	class_remove_file_ns(&net_class, class_attr, ns);