diff --git a/drivers/mtd/afs.c b/drivers/mtd/afs.c
index e02dae3b739b..d61b7edfc938 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/afs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/afs.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ afs_read_iis_v1(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct image_info_v1 *iis, u_int ptr)
 }
 
 static int parse_afs_partitions(struct mtd_info *mtd,
-				struct mtd_partition **pparts,
+				const struct mtd_partition **pparts,
 				struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
 {
 	struct mtd_partition *parts;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ar7part.c b/drivers/mtd/ar7part.c
index 9203b96fd789..90575deff0ae 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ar7part.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ar7part.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct ar7_bin_rec {
 };
 
 static int create_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
-				 struct mtd_partition **pparts,
+				 const struct mtd_partition **pparts,
 				 struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
 {
 	struct ar7_bin_rec header;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/bcm47xxpart.c b/drivers/mtd/bcm47xxpart.c
index 92a6dd18198b..8282f47bcf5d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/bcm47xxpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/bcm47xxpart.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ out_default:
 }
 
 static int bcm47xxpart_parse(struct mtd_info *master,
-			     struct mtd_partition **pparts,
+			     const struct mtd_partition **pparts,
 			     struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
 {
 	struct mtd_partition *parts;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/bcm63xxpart.c b/drivers/mtd/bcm63xxpart.c
index cf02135320bc..440936998593 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/bcm63xxpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/bcm63xxpart.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int bcm63xx_detect_cfe(struct mtd_info *master)
 }
 
 static int bcm63xx_parse_cfe_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
-					struct mtd_partition **pparts,
+					const struct mtd_partition **pparts,
 					struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
 {
 	/* CFE, NVRAM and global Linux are always present */
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c b/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
index 420489864bc2..fbd5affc0acf 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int mtdpart_setup_real(char *s)
  * the first one in the chain if a NULL mtd_id is passed in.
  */
 static int parse_cmdline_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
-				    struct mtd_partition **pparts,
+				    const struct mtd_partition **pparts,
 				    struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
 {
 	unsigned long long offset;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ofpart.c b/drivers/mtd/ofpart.c
index c7df2f1dd6b8..ede407d6e106 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ofpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ofpart.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static bool node_has_compatible(struct device_node *pp)
 }
 
 static int parse_ofpart_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
-				   struct mtd_partition **pparts,
+				   const struct mtd_partition **pparts,
 				   struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
 {
 	struct mtd_partition *parts;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static struct mtd_part_parser ofpart_parser = {
 };
 
 static int parse_ofoldpart_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
-				      struct mtd_partition **pparts,
+				      const struct mtd_partition **pparts,
 				      struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
 {
 	struct mtd_partition *parts;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/redboot.c b/drivers/mtd/redboot.c
index 11c3447eb8ff..7623ac5fc586 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/redboot.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/redboot.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static inline int redboot_checksum(struct fis_image_desc *img)
 }
 
 static int parse_redboot_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
-				    struct mtd_partition **pparts,
+				    const struct mtd_partition **pparts,
 				    struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
 {
 	int nrparts = 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h b/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h
index d002d9b5d797..6185536daacc 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct mtd_part_parser {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct module *owner;
 	const char *name;
-	int (*parse_fn)(struct mtd_info *, struct mtd_partition **,
+	int (*parse_fn)(struct mtd_info *, const struct mtd_partition **,
 			struct mtd_part_parser_data *);
 };