diff --git a/include/linux/cpuset.h b/include/linux/cpuset.h
index 2d9a500d994d..3438233305a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuset.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuset.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ extern int cpuset_init(void);
 extern void cpuset_init_smp(void);
 extern void cpuset_fork(struct task_struct *p);
 extern void cpuset_exit(struct task_struct *p);
-extern const cpumask_t cpuset_cpus_allowed(const struct task_struct *p);
+extern cpumask_t cpuset_cpus_allowed(const struct task_struct *p);
 void cpuset_init_current_mems_allowed(void);
 void cpuset_update_current_mems_allowed(void);
 void cpuset_restrict_to_mems_allowed(unsigned long *nodes);
diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index 69792bbe2281..961d74044deb 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ void cpuset_exit(struct task_struct *tsk)
  * tasks cpuset.
  **/
 
-const cpumask_t cpuset_cpus_allowed(const struct task_struct *tsk)
+cpumask_t cpuset_cpus_allowed(const struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	cpumask_t mask;