diff --git a/security/apparmor/file.c b/security/apparmor/file.c
index 913f377a038a..4dfc5d0d8413 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/file.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/file.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static inline bool is_deleted(struct dentry *dentry)
  *
  * Returns: %0 else error if access denied or other error
  */
-int aa_path_perm(int op, struct aa_profile *profile, struct path *path,
+int aa_path_perm(int op, struct aa_profile *profile, const struct path *path,
 		 int flags, u32 request, struct path_cond *cond)
 {
 	char *buffer = NULL;
diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/file.h b/security/apparmor/include/file.h
index 2c922b86bd44..afc5b294e0d5 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/file.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/file.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ unsigned int aa_str_perms(struct aa_dfa *dfa, unsigned int start,
 			  const char *name, struct path_cond *cond,
 			  struct file_perms *perms);
 
-int aa_path_perm(int op, struct aa_profile *profile, struct path *path,
+int aa_path_perm(int op, struct aa_profile *profile, const struct path *path,
 		 int flags, u32 request, struct path_cond *cond);
 
 int aa_path_link(struct aa_profile *profile, struct dentry *old_dentry,
diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/path.h b/security/apparmor/include/path.h
index 286ac75dc88b..73560f258784 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/path.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/path.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ enum path_flags {
 	PATH_MEDIATE_DELETED = 0x10000,	/* mediate deleted paths */
 };
 
-int aa_path_name(struct path *path, int flags, char **buffer,
+int aa_path_name(const struct path *path, int flags, char **buffer,
 		 const char **name, const char **info);
 
 #endif /* __AA_PATH_H */
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index dec607c17b64..9713037e5257 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int apparmor_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *ns,
  *
  * Returns: %0 else error code if error or permission denied
  */
-static int common_perm(int op, struct path *path, u32 mask,
+static int common_perm(int op, const struct path *path, u32 mask,
 		       struct path_cond *cond)
 {
 	struct aa_profile *profile;
diff --git a/security/apparmor/path.c b/security/apparmor/path.c
index 71e0e3a15b9d..edddc026406b 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/path.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/path.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int prepend(char **buffer, int buflen, const char *str, int namelen)
  *          When no error the path name is returned in @name which points to
  *          to a position in @buf
  */
-static int d_namespace_path(struct path *path, char *buf, int buflen,
+static int d_namespace_path(const struct path *path, char *buf, int buflen,
 			    char **name, int flags)
 {
 	char *res;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int d_namespace_path(struct path *path, char *buf, int buflen,
  *
  * Returns: %0 else error on failure
  */
-static int get_name_to_buffer(struct path *path, int flags, char *buffer,
+static int get_name_to_buffer(const struct path *path, int flags, char *buffer,
 			      int size, char **name, const char **info)
 {
 	int adjust = (flags & PATH_IS_DIR) ? 1 : 0;
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ static int get_name_to_buffer(struct path *path, int flags, char *buffer,
  *
  * Returns: %0 else error code if could retrieve name
  */
-int aa_path_name(struct path *path, int flags, char **buffer, const char **name,
-		 const char **info)
+int aa_path_name(const struct path *path, int flags, char **buffer,
+		 const char **name, const char **info)
 {
 	char *buf, *str = NULL;
 	int size = 256;