diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index e8c3f5e..5edabc7 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@
 		current->egid != current->gid);
 }
 
-int cap_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
-		       size_t size, int flags)
+int cap_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+		       const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_CAPS)) {
 		if (!capable(CAP_SETFCAP))
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int cap_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+int cap_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_CAPS)) {
 		if (!capable(CAP_SETFCAP))