diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index 6f94c2cac1f0..836828e29a87 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ static struct notifier_block thermal_cpufreq_notifier_block = {
  * @clip_cpus: cpumask of cpus where the frequency constraints will happen.
  */
 struct thermal_cooling_device *cpufreq_cooling_register(
-	struct cpumask *clip_cpus)
+	const struct cpumask *clip_cpus)
 {
 	struct thermal_cooling_device *cool_dev;
 	struct cpufreq_cooling_device *cpufreq_dev = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/cpu_cooling.h b/include/linux/cpu_cooling.h
index 851530128e65..b30cc79c7a82 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu_cooling.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu_cooling.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * @clip_cpus: cpumask of cpus where the frequency constraints will happen
  */
 struct thermal_cooling_device *cpufreq_cooling_register(
-		struct cpumask *clip_cpus);
+		const struct cpumask *clip_cpus);
 
 /**
  * cpufreq_cooling_unregister - function to remove cpufreq cooling device.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device *cpufreq_cooling_register(
 void cpufreq_cooling_unregister(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev);
 #else /* !CONFIG_CPU_THERMAL */
 static inline struct thermal_cooling_device *cpufreq_cooling_register(
-	struct cpumask *clip_cpus)
+	const struct cpumask *clip_cpus)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }