diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 44dccfcf9204..86ecfc1004b4 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -1513,10 +1513,10 @@ extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_ealg_get_byidx(unsigned int idx);
 extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_aalg_get_byid(int alg_id);
 extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_ealg_get_byid(int alg_id);
 extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_calg_get_byid(int alg_id);
-extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_aalg_get_byname(char *name, int probe);
-extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_ealg_get_byname(char *name, int probe);
-extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_calg_get_byname(char *name, int probe);
-extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_aead_get_byname(char *name, int icv_len,
+extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_aalg_get_byname(const char *name, int probe);
+extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_ealg_get_byname(const char *name, int probe);
+extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_calg_get_byname(const char *name, int probe);
+extern struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_aead_get_byname(const char *name, int icv_len,
 						   int probe);
 
 struct hash_desc;
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_algo.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_algo.c
index 8b4d6e3246e5..58064d9e565d 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_algo.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_algo.c
@@ -618,21 +618,21 @@ static int xfrm_alg_name_match(const struct xfrm_algo_desc *entry,
 			(entry->compat && !strcmp(name, entry->compat)));
 }
 
-struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_aalg_get_byname(char *name, int probe)
+struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_aalg_get_byname(const char *name, int probe)
 {
 	return xfrm_find_algo(&xfrm_aalg_list, xfrm_alg_name_match, name,
 			      probe);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xfrm_aalg_get_byname);
 
-struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_ealg_get_byname(char *name, int probe)
+struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_ealg_get_byname(const char *name, int probe)
 {
 	return xfrm_find_algo(&xfrm_ealg_list, xfrm_alg_name_match, name,
 			      probe);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xfrm_ealg_get_byname);
 
-struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_calg_get_byname(char *name, int probe)
+struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_calg_get_byname(const char *name, int probe)
 {
 	return xfrm_find_algo(&xfrm_calg_list, xfrm_alg_name_match, name,
 			      probe);
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static int xfrm_aead_name_match(const struct xfrm_algo_desc *entry,
 	       !strcmp(name, entry->name);
 }
 
-struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_aead_get_byname(char *name, int icv_len, int probe)
+struct xfrm_algo_desc *xfrm_aead_get_byname(const char *name, int icv_len, int probe)
 {
 	struct xfrm_aead_name data = {
 		.name = name,
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index b43c1b1240d4..673698d380d7 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int attach_one_algo(struct xfrm_algo **algpp, u8 *props,
-			   struct xfrm_algo_desc *(*get_byname)(char *, int),
+			   struct xfrm_algo_desc *(*get_byname)(const char *, int),
 			   struct nlattr *rta)
 {
 	struct xfrm_algo *p, *ualg;