diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 17e95e3..c4fedf0 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2130,8 +2130,8 @@
 /* Load a device via the kmod */
 extern void		dev_load(struct net *net, const char *name);
 extern void		dev_mcast_init(void);
-extern const struct rtnl_link_stats64 *dev_get_stats(struct net_device *dev,
-						     struct rtnl_link_stats64 *storage);
+extern struct rtnl_link_stats64 *dev_get_stats(struct net_device *dev,
+					       struct rtnl_link_stats64 *storage);
 extern void		dev_txq_stats_fold(const struct net_device *dev,
 					   struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats);