diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index f3b201d335b3..9801c55de5d6 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static inline int nlmsg_parse(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen,
  *
  * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
  */
-static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_find_attr(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_find_attr(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 					     int hdrlen, int attrtype)
 {
 	return nla_find(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),