diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 9f6c7a754772..f1f90af4a036 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ int xfrm_sk_policy_insert(struct sock *sk, int dir, struct xfrm_policy *pol)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_policy *clone_policy(struct xfrm_policy *old, int dir)
+static struct xfrm_policy *clone_policy(const struct xfrm_policy *old, int dir)
 {
 	struct xfrm_policy *newp = xfrm_policy_alloc(xp_net(old), GFP_ATOMIC);