diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 141315ce17d8..16de3bd16107 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static int sta_prepare_rate_control(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 }
 
 struct sta_info *sta_info_alloc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-				u8 *addr, gfp_t gfp)
+				const u8 *addr, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index 63f4d316a954..15b3bb7d8629 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ struct sta_info *sta_info_get_by_idx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
  * until sta_info_insert().
  */
 struct sta_info *sta_info_alloc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-				u8 *addr, gfp_t gfp);
+				const u8 *addr, gfp_t gfp);
 
 void sta_info_free(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sta_info *sta);