diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c
index 2e74bbaa38e1..5ac474683c98 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static int nicvf_get_rxfh(struct net_device *dev, u32 *indir, u8 *hkey,
 }
 
 static int nicvf_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev, const u32 *indir,
-			  const u8 *hkey, u8 hfunc)
+			  const u8 *hkey, const u8 hfunc)
 {
 	struct nicvf *nic = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct nicvf_rss_info *rss = &nic->rss_info;