diff --git a/fs/nls/nls_base.c b/fs/nls/nls_base.c
index a026dbd3593f..52ccd34b1e79 100644
--- a/fs/nls/nls_base.c
+++ b/fs/nls/nls_base.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int unregister_nls(struct nls_table * nls)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static struct nls_table *find_nls(const char *charset)
+static struct nls_table *find_nls(char *charset)
 {
 	struct nls_table *nls;
 	spin_lock(&nls_lock);
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static struct nls_table *find_nls(const char *charset)
 	return nls;
 }
 
-struct nls_table *load_nls(const char *charset)
+struct nls_table *load_nls(char *charset)
 {
 	return try_then_request_module(find_nls(charset), "nls_%s", charset);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/nls.h b/include/linux/nls.h
index e0bf8367b274..499e486b3722 100644
--- a/include/linux/nls.h
+++ b/include/linux/nls.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ enum utf16_endian {
 /* nls_base.c */
 extern int __register_nls(struct nls_table *, struct module *);
 extern int unregister_nls(struct nls_table *);
-extern struct nls_table *load_nls(const char *charset);
+extern struct nls_table *load_nls(char *);
 extern void unload_nls(struct nls_table *);
 extern struct nls_table *load_nls_default(void);
 #define register_nls(nls) __register_nls((nls), THIS_MODULE)