diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/local.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/local.h
index fdd00939270bf..bc4bd19b7fc23 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/local.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/local.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 #define LOCAL_INIT(i)	{ (i) }
 
-static __inline__ long local_read(local_t *l)
+static __inline__ long local_read(const local_t *l)
 {
 	return READ_ONCE(l->v);
 }