diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 7ca47e5b3c1f..4ec6dbab73be 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static struct kobj_type bus_ktype = {
 	.release	= bus_release,
 };
 
-static int bus_uevent_filter(struct kobject *kobj)
+static int bus_uevent_filter(const struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	const struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index a79b99ecf4d8..005a2b092f3e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -2362,12 +2362,12 @@ static struct kobj_type device_ktype = {
 };
 
 
-static int dev_uevent_filter(struct kobject *kobj)
+static int dev_uevent_filter(const struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	const struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 
 	if (ktype == &device_ktype) {
-		struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
+		const struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
 		if (dev->bus)
 			return 1;
 		if (dev->class)
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-sysfs-stats.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-sysfs-stats.c
index 2bba0babcb62..f69d68122b9b 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-sysfs-stats.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-sysfs-stats.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void dma_buf_stats_teardown(struct dma_buf *dmabuf)
 
 
 /* Statistics files do not need to send uevents. */
-static int dmabuf_sysfs_uevent_filter(struct kobject *kobj)
+static int dmabuf_sysfs_uevent_filter(const struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 5a2d58e10bf5..640f59d4b3de 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ struct kobj_uevent_env {
 };
 
 struct kset_uevent_ops {
-	int (* const filter)(struct kobject *kobj);
+	int (* const filter)(const struct kobject *kobj);
 	const char *(* const name)(struct kobject *kobj);
 	int (* const uevent)(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_uevent_env *env);
 };
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 5b92310425c5..d2237209ceda 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ static const struct sysfs_ops module_sysfs_ops = {
 	.store = module_attr_store,
 };
 
-static int uevent_filter(struct kobject *kobj)
+static int uevent_filter(const struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	const struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);