diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 20da0561b868..9212b017bc72 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ extern void
 unregister_ftrace_function_probe_func(char *glob, struct ftrace_probe_ops *ops);
 extern void unregister_ftrace_function_probe_all(char *glob);
 
-extern int ftrace_text_reserved(void *start, void *end);
+extern int ftrace_text_reserved(const void *start, const void *end);
 
 extern int ftrace_nr_registered_ops(void);
 
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static inline __init int unregister_ftrace_command(char *cmd_name)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
-static inline int ftrace_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
+static inline int ftrace_text_reserved(const void *start, const void *end)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index b4531b228180..1fd4b9479210 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ unsigned long ftrace_location(unsigned long ip)
  * the function tracer. It checks the ftrace internal tables to
  * determine if the address belongs or not.
  */
-int ftrace_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
+int ftrace_text_reserved(const void *start, const void *end)
 {
 	unsigned long ret;