diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 2fd9e61..83afc8b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@
  * @dev: device.
  * @attr: device binary attribute descriptor.
  */
-int device_create_bin_file(struct device *dev, struct bin_attribute *attr)
+int device_create_bin_file(struct device *dev,
+			   const struct bin_attribute *attr)
 {
 	int error = -EINVAL;
 	if (dev)
@@ -486,7 +487,8 @@
  * @dev: device.
  * @attr: device binary attribute descriptor.
  */
-void device_remove_bin_file(struct device *dev, struct bin_attribute *attr)
+void device_remove_bin_file(struct device *dev,
+			    const struct bin_attribute *attr)
 {
 	if (dev)
 		sysfs_remove_bin_file(&dev->kobj, attr);