diff --git a/include/net/ping.h b/include/net/ping.h
index 9242fa090d3d..2db4860e5848 100644
--- a/include/net/ping.h
+++ b/include/net/ping.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct pingv6_ops {
 	void (*ipv6_icmp_error)(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int err,
 				__be16 port, u32 info, u8 *payload);
 	int (*ipv6_chk_addr)(struct net *net, const struct in6_addr *addr,
-			     struct net_device *dev, int strict);
+			     const struct net_device *dev, int strict);
 };
 
 struct ping_table {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ping.c b/net/ipv6/ping.c
index 858788da5a2f..e2cc17cd1cfd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ping.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int dummy_icmpv6_err_convert(u8 type, u8 code, int *err)
 void dummy_ipv6_icmp_error(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int err,
 			    __be16 port, u32 info, u8 *payload) {}
 int dummy_ipv6_chk_addr(struct net *net, const struct in6_addr *addr,
-			struct net_device *dev, int strict)
+			const struct net_device *dev, int strict)
 {
 	return 0;
 }