diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 69a543259aa527..ac34d972468489 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ int kernel_read_file(struct file *file, void **buf, loff_t *size,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_read_file);
 
-int kernel_read_file_from_path(char *path, void **buf, loff_t *size,
+int kernel_read_file_from_path(const char *path, void **buf, loff_t *size,
 			       loff_t max_size, enum kernel_read_file_id id)
 {
 	struct file *file;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index bc475dfeb4ce3f..339e73742e736c 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2815,7 +2815,7 @@ static inline const char *kernel_read_file_id_str(enum kernel_read_file_id id)
 
 extern int kernel_read_file(struct file *, void **, loff_t *, loff_t,
 			    enum kernel_read_file_id);
-extern int kernel_read_file_from_path(char *, void **, loff_t *, loff_t,
+extern int kernel_read_file_from_path(const char *, void **, loff_t *, loff_t,
 				      enum kernel_read_file_id);
 extern int kernel_read_file_from_fd(int, void **, loff_t *, loff_t,
 				    enum kernel_read_file_id);
diff --git a/sound/oss/sound_firmware.h b/sound/oss/sound_firmware.h
index da4c67e005ed13..2be465277ba0fd 100644
--- a/sound/oss/sound_firmware.h
+++ b/sound/oss/sound_firmware.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static inline int mod_firmware_load(const char *fn, char **fp)
 	loff_t size;
 	int err;
 
-	err = kernel_read_file_from_path((char *)fn, (void **)fp, &size,
+	err = kernel_read_file_from_path(fn, (void **)fp, &size,
 					 131072, READING_FIRMWARE);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return 0;