diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index a102152301c8..71ea6f4d33c2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_device_add_data);
  * platform device is released.
  */
 int platform_device_add_properties(struct platform_device *pdev,
-				   struct property_entry *properties)
+				   const struct property_entry *properties)
 {
 	return device_add_properties(&pdev->dev, properties);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_device.h b/include/linux/platform_device.h
index 98c2a7c7108e..49f634d96118 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_device.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_device.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ extern int platform_device_add_resources(struct platform_device *pdev,
 extern int platform_device_add_data(struct platform_device *pdev,
 				    const void *data, size_t size);
 extern int platform_device_add_properties(struct platform_device *pdev,
-					  struct property_entry *properties);
+				const struct property_entry *properties);
 extern int platform_device_add(struct platform_device *pdev);
 extern void platform_device_del(struct platform_device *pdev);
 extern void platform_device_put(struct platform_device *pdev);