diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 33d952695927..daee55c9b2d9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ static void system_root_device_release(struct device *dev)
 	kfree(dev);
 }
 
-static int subsys_register(struct bus_type *subsys,
+static int subsys_register(const struct bus_type *subsys,
 			   const struct attribute_group **groups,
 			   struct kobject *parent_of_root)
 {
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ err_sp:
  * directory itself and not some create fake root-device placed in
  * /sys/devices/system/<name>.
  */
-int subsys_system_register(struct bus_type *subsys,
+int subsys_system_register(const struct bus_type *subsys,
 			   const struct attribute_group **groups)
 {
 	return subsys_register(subsys, groups, &system_kset->kobj);
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(subsys_system_register);
  * There's no restriction on device naming.  This is for kernel software
  * constructs which need sysfs interface.
  */
-int subsys_virtual_register(struct bus_type *subsys,
+int subsys_virtual_register(const struct bus_type *subsys,
 			    const struct attribute_group **groups)
 {
 	struct kobject *virtual_dir;
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 4aa34c8d1361..aefc5ca7f1cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct msi_device_data;
  */
 struct subsys_interface {
 	const char *name;
-	struct bus_type *subsys;
+	const struct bus_type *subsys;
 	struct list_head node;
 	int (*add_dev)(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif);
 	void (*remove_dev)(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif);
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ struct subsys_interface {
 int subsys_interface_register(struct subsys_interface *sif);
 void subsys_interface_unregister(struct subsys_interface *sif);
 
-int subsys_system_register(struct bus_type *subsys,
+int subsys_system_register(const struct bus_type *subsys,
 			   const struct attribute_group **groups);
-int subsys_virtual_register(struct bus_type *subsys,
+int subsys_virtual_register(const struct bus_type *subsys,
 			    const struct attribute_group **groups);
 
 /*