diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 60333a6b9370..f9214de0490c 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ struct ctl_table_root {
 	struct ctl_table_set *(*lookup)(struct ctl_table_root *root);
 	void (*set_ownership)(struct ctl_table_header *head,
 			      kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid);
-	int (*permissions)(struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *table);
+	int (*permissions)(struct ctl_table_header *head, const struct ctl_table *table);
 };
 
 #define register_sysctl(path, table)	\
diff --git a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
index 1a5085e5b178..19b2a67aef40 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
+++ b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static void ipc_set_ownership(struct ctl_table_header *head,
 	*gid = gid_valid(ns_root_gid) ? ns_root_gid : GLOBAL_ROOT_GID;
 }
 
-static int ipc_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *table)
+static int ipc_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head, const struct ctl_table *table)
 {
 	int mode = table->mode;
 
diff --git a/ipc/mq_sysctl.c b/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
index 6bb1c5397c69..43c0825da9e8 100644
--- a/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
+++ b/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static void mq_set_ownership(struct ctl_table_header *head,
 	*gid = gid_valid(ns_root_gid) ? ns_root_gid : GLOBAL_ROOT_GID;
 }
 
-static int mq_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *table)
+static int mq_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head, const struct ctl_table *table)
 {
 	int mode = table->mode;
 	kuid_t ns_root_uid;
diff --git a/kernel/ucount.c b/kernel/ucount.c
index e196da0204dc..4d5b9c12c014 100644
--- a/kernel/ucount.c
+++ b/kernel/ucount.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int set_is_seen(struct ctl_table_set *set)
 }
 
 static int set_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head,
-				  struct ctl_table *table)
+			   const struct ctl_table *table)
 {
 	struct user_namespace *user_ns =
 		container_of(head->set, struct user_namespace, set);
diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index a0a7a79991f9..f5017012a049 100644
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int is_seen(struct ctl_table_set *set)
 
 /* Return standard mode bits for table entry. */
 static int net_ctl_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head,
-			       struct ctl_table *table)
+			       const struct ctl_table *table)
 {
 	struct net *net = container_of(head->set, struct net, sysctls);