diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index f8e7272..d1b2c9a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@
  * on the same device to ensure that new_name is valid and
  * won't conflict with other devices.
  */
-int device_rename(struct device *dev, char *new_name)
+int device_rename(struct device *dev, const char *new_name)
 {
 	char *old_class_name = NULL;
 	char *new_class_name = NULL;