diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
index cd7d09a569ff..a2a15bc4df28 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "fanotify.h"
 
-static bool fanotify_path_equal(struct path *p1, struct path *p2)
+static bool fanotify_path_equal(const struct path *p1, const struct path *p2)
 {
 	return p1->mnt == p2->mnt && p1->dentry == p2->dentry;
 }
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
index 1d9f11255c64..bf6d4d38afa0 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static inline bool fanotify_event_has_path(struct fanotify_event *event)
 		event->type == FANOTIFY_EVENT_TYPE_PATH_PERM;
 }
 
-static inline struct path *fanotify_event_path(struct fanotify_event *event)
+static inline const struct path *fanotify_event_path(struct fanotify_event *event)
 {
 	if (event->type == FANOTIFY_EVENT_TYPE_PATH)
 		return &FANOTIFY_PE(event)->path;
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 879cd65b1518..d93418f21386 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ out:
 	return event;
 }
 
-static int create_fd(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct path *path,
+static int create_fd(struct fsnotify_group *group, const struct path *path,
 		     struct file **file)
 {
 	int client_fd;
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static ssize_t copy_event_to_user(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 				  char __user *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct fanotify_event_metadata metadata;
-	struct path *path = fanotify_event_path(event);
+	const struct path *path = fanotify_event_path(event);
 	struct fanotify_info *info = fanotify_event_info(event);
 	unsigned int info_mode = FAN_GROUP_FLAG(group, FANOTIFY_INFO_MODES);
 	unsigned int pidfd_mode = info_mode & FAN_REPORT_PIDFD;
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ static int fanotify_test_fid(struct dentry *dentry)
 }
 
 static int fanotify_events_supported(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-				     struct path *path, __u64 mask,
+				     const struct path *path, __u64 mask,
 				     unsigned int flags)
 {
 	unsigned int mark_type = flags & FANOTIFY_MARK_TYPE_BITS;