diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device.h b/drivers/edac/edac_device.h
index 034711d71ebf..24c1921aa490 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ struct edac_device_ctl_info {
 	 * If attributes are desired, then set to array of attributes
 	 * If no attributes are desired, leave NULL
 	 */
-	struct edac_dev_sysfs_attribute *sysfs_attributes;
+	const struct edac_dev_sysfs_attribute *sysfs_attributes;
 
 	/* pointer to main 'edac' subsys in sysfs */
 	const struct bus_type *edac_subsys;
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
index 754d44827942..b1c2717cd023 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static void edac_device_delete_instances(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev)
 static int edac_device_add_main_sysfs_attributes(
 			struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev)
 {
-	struct edac_dev_sysfs_attribute *sysfs_attrib;
+	const struct edac_dev_sysfs_attribute *sysfs_attrib;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	sysfs_attrib = edac_dev->sysfs_attributes;
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static int edac_device_add_main_sysfs_attributes(
 static void edac_device_remove_main_sysfs_attributes(
 			struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev)
 {
-	struct edac_dev_sysfs_attribute *sysfs_attrib;
+	const struct edac_dev_sysfs_attribute *sysfs_attrib;
 
 	/* if there are main attributes, defined, remove them. First,
 	 * point to the start of the array and iterate over it