diff --git a/drivers/base/power/common.c b/drivers/base/power/common.c
index b413951c6abc8..22aedb28aad7d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/common.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/common.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_domain_attach_by_id);
  * For a detailed function description, see dev_pm_domain_attach_by_id().
  */
 struct device *dev_pm_domain_attach_by_name(struct device *dev,
-					    char *name)
+					    const char *name)
 {
 	if (dev->pm_domain)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_domain.h b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
index 203be5082f338..1ed5874bcee09 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_domain.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ int dev_pm_domain_attach(struct device *dev, bool power_on);
 struct device *dev_pm_domain_attach_by_id(struct device *dev,
 					  unsigned int index);
 struct device *dev_pm_domain_attach_by_name(struct device *dev,
-					    char *name);
+					    const char *name);
 void dev_pm_domain_detach(struct device *dev, bool power_off);
 void dev_pm_domain_set(struct device *dev, struct dev_pm_domain *pd);
 #else
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static inline struct device *dev_pm_domain_attach_by_id(struct device *dev,
 	return NULL;
 }
 static inline struct device *dev_pm_domain_attach_by_name(struct device *dev,
-							  char *name)
+							  const char *name)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }