diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 47e30e1d91fecd2807fb43874e6dced96a99613e..35afe973d46ba4bf81669570e36801102b91342f 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -860,13 +860,13 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
 				       struct vif_params *params);
 
 	int	(*add_key)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *netdev,
-			   u8 key_index, u8 *mac_addr,
+			   u8 key_index, const u8 *mac_addr,
 			   struct key_params *params);
 	int	(*get_key)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *netdev,
-			   u8 key_index, u8 *mac_addr, void *cookie,
+			   u8 key_index, const u8 *mac_addr, void *cookie,
 			   void (*callback)(void *cookie, struct key_params*));
 	int	(*del_key)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *netdev,
-			   u8 key_index, u8 *mac_addr);
+			   u8 key_index, const u8 *mac_addr);
 	int	(*set_default_key)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				   struct net_device *netdev,
 				   u8 key_index);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 4e627cf2b8c1d7ee1c0f39dfcc41e1bb409d7bff..be86e159e6ef09d11cee218c68c79002b3ba1ff4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int ieee80211_change_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy, int ifindex,
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_add_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
-			     u8 key_idx, u8 *mac_addr,
+			     u8 key_idx, const u8 *mac_addr,
 			     struct key_params *params)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int ieee80211_add_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_del_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
-			     u8 key_idx, u8 *mac_addr)
+			     u8 key_idx, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static int ieee80211_del_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_get_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
-			     u8 key_idx, u8 *mac_addr, void *cookie,
+			     u8 key_idx, const u8 *mac_addr, void *cookie,
 			     void (*callback)(void *cookie,
 					      struct key_params *params))
 {