diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index e6c234b1a645..4d80a5066a1f 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -2997,7 +2997,7 @@ bool is_path_reachable(struct mount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return &mnt->mnt == root->mnt && is_subdir(dentry, root->dentry);
 }
 
-bool path_is_under(struct path *path1, struct path *path2)
+bool path_is_under(const struct path *path1, const struct path *path2)
 {
 	bool res;
 	read_seqlock_excl(&mount_lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index dc0478c07b2a..f96501b51c49 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2709,7 +2709,7 @@ extern struct file * open_exec(const char *);
  
 /* fs/dcache.c -- generic fs support functions */
 extern bool is_subdir(struct dentry *, struct dentry *);
-extern bool path_is_under(struct path *, struct path *);
+extern bool path_is_under(const struct path *, const struct path *);
 
 extern char *file_path(struct file *, char *, int);