diff --git a/net/tls/tls_main.c b/net/tls/tls_main.c
index 156efce50dbd..b33e11c27cfa 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_main.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_main.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ struct tls_context *tls_ctx_create(struct sock *sk)
 static void tls_build_proto(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	int ip_ver = sk->sk_family == AF_INET6 ? TLSV6 : TLSV4;
-	const struct proto *prot = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_prot);
+	struct proto *prot = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_prot);
 
 	/* Build IPv6 TLS whenever the address of tcpv6 _prot changes */
 	if (ip_ver == TLSV6 &&