diff --git a/include/linux/dw_apb_timer.h b/include/linux/dw_apb_timer.h
index 49638ea..07261d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/dw_apb_timer.h
+++ b/include/linux/dw_apb_timer.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 dw_apb_clockevent_init(int cpu, const char *name, unsigned rating,
 		       void __iomem *base, int irq, unsigned long freq);
 struct dw_apb_clocksource *
-dw_apb_clocksource_init(unsigned rating, char *name, void __iomem *base,
+dw_apb_clocksource_init(unsigned rating, const char *name, void __iomem *base,
 			unsigned long freq);
 void dw_apb_clocksource_register(struct dw_apb_clocksource *dw_cs);
 void dw_apb_clocksource_start(struct dw_apb_clocksource *dw_cs);