diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_user.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_user.h
index 9436166c6ef2..ff825d83daa7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_user.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_user.h
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static inline void obd_str2uuid(struct obd_uuid *uuid, const char *tmp)
 }
 
 /* For printf's only, make sure uuid is terminated */
-static inline char *obd_uuid2str(struct obd_uuid *uuid)
+static inline char *obd_uuid2str(const struct obd_uuid *uuid)
 {
 	if (uuid->uuid[sizeof(*uuid) - 1] != '\0') {
 		/* Obviously not safe, but for printfs, no real harm done...