diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 81b78ede37c4..fb8130ceea10 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static void device_remove_groups(struct device *dev,
 static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct class *class = dev->class;
-	struct device_type *type = dev->type;
+	const struct device_type *type = dev->type;
 	int error;
 
 	if (class) {
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev)
 static void device_remove_attrs(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct class *class = dev->class;
-	struct device_type *type = dev->type;
+	const struct device_type *type = dev->type;
 
 	device_remove_groups(dev, dev->groups);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index d4840511e877..350ceda4de97 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ struct device {
 
 	struct kobject kobj;
 	const char		*init_name; /* initial name of the device */
-	struct device_type	*type;
+	const struct device_type *type;
 
 	struct mutex		mutex;	/* mutex to synchronize calls to
 					 * its driver.