diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
index 4ebf33a5ffa2..acf026342ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ static void dvb_net_ule( struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t buf_len )
 {
 	struct dvb_net_priv *priv = dev->priv;
 	unsigned long skipped = 0L;
-	u8 *ts, *ts_end, *from_where = NULL, ts_remain = 0, how_much = 0, new_ts = 1;
+	const u8 *ts, *ts_end, *from_where = NULL;
+	u8 ts_remain = 0, how_much = 0, new_ts = 1;
 	struct ethhdr *ethh = NULL;
 
 #ifdef ULE_DEBUG
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ static void dvb_net_ule( struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t buf_len )
 	/* For all TS cells in current buffer.
 	 * Appearently, we are called for every single TS cell.
 	 */
-	for (ts = (char *)buf, ts_end = (char *)buf + buf_len; ts < ts_end; /* no default incr. */ ) {
+	for (ts = buf, ts_end = buf + buf_len; ts < ts_end; /* no default incr. */ ) {
 
 		if (new_ts) {
 			/* We are about to process a new TS cell. */