diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index f70624ec4188..f042574d1fb6 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ struct trace_event_call {
 	struct list_head	list;
 	struct trace_event_class *class;
 	union {
-		char			*name;
+		const char		*name;
 		/* Set TRACE_EVENT_FL_TRACEPOINT flag when using "tp" */
 		struct tracepoint	*tp;
 	};