diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index b3a643435357..5001c166c74f 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ extern typeof(name) __mod_device_table__##type##__##name		\
 #else
 #define MODULE_VERSION(_version)					\
 	MODULE_INFO(version, _version);					\
-	static struct module_version_attribute __modver_attr		\
+	static const struct module_version_attribute __modver_attr	\
 		__used __section("__modver")				\
 		__aligned(__alignof__(struct module_version_attribute)) \
 		= {							\
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index e90733824528..763261a7fef9 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -860,8 +860,8 @@ static void __init param_sysfs_builtin(void)
 ssize_t __modver_version_show(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 			      struct module_kobject *mk, char *buf)
 {
-	struct module_version_attribute *vattr =
-		container_of(mattr, struct module_version_attribute, mattr);
+	const struct module_version_attribute *vattr =
+		container_of_const(mattr, struct module_version_attribute, mattr);
 
 	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", vattr->version);
 }