diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c
index 0574f5d685f8..6f8bce4d6b62 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static s64 v4l2_get_link_freq_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *handler,
 	return freq > 0 ? freq : -EINVAL;
 }
 
-s64 v4l2_get_link_freq(struct media_pad *pad, unsigned int mul,
+s64 v4l2_get_link_freq(const struct media_pad *pad, unsigned int mul,
 		       unsigned int div)
 {
 	struct v4l2_mbus_config mbus_config = {};
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-common.h b/include/media/v4l2-common.h
index e31b4434ea5d..d8e23991a656 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-common.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-common.h
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ int v4l2_fill_pixfmt_mp(struct v4l2_pix_format_mplane *pixfmt, u32 pixelformat,
  * * %-EINVAL: Invalid link frequency value
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER
-s64 v4l2_get_link_freq(struct media_pad *pad, unsigned int mul,
+s64 v4l2_get_link_freq(const struct media_pad *pad, unsigned int mul,
 		       unsigned int div);
 #endif