diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index 7e0079936396..ab5031453807 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ enum {
 struct kernel_param {
 	const char *name;
 	const struct kernel_param_ops *ops;
-	u16 perm;
+	const u16 perm;
 	s8 level;
 	u8 flags;
 	union {
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index e906874da5fc..a8b09f6c87dc 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -395,12 +395,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_ops_invbool);
 
 int param_set_bint(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	struct kernel_param boolkp;
+	/* Match bool exactly, by re-using it. */
+	struct kernel_param boolkp = *kp;
 	bool v;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Match bool exactly, by re-using it. */
-	boolkp = *kp;
 	boolkp.arg = &v;
 
 	ret = param_set_bool(val, &boolkp);
@@ -480,9 +479,8 @@ static int param_array_get(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int i, off, ret;
 	const struct kparam_array *arr = kp->arr;
-	struct kernel_param p;
+	struct kernel_param p = *kp;
 
-	p = *kp;
 	for (i = off = 0; i < (arr->num ? *arr->num : arr->max); i++) {
 		if (i)
 			buffer[off++] = ',';