diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
index 270bad0e1bed..40d2822f0e2f 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ extern void __init cache_initialize(void);
 extern int cache_register_net(struct cache_detail *cd, struct net *net);
 extern void cache_unregister_net(struct cache_detail *cd, struct net *net);
 
-extern struct cache_detail *cache_create_net(struct cache_detail *tmpl, struct net *net);
+extern struct cache_detail *cache_create_net(const struct cache_detail *tmpl, struct net *net);
 extern void cache_destroy_net(struct cache_detail *cd, struct net *net);
 
 extern void sunrpc_init_cache_detail(struct cache_detail *cd);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/cache.c b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
index 79d55d949d9a..e68943895be4 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/cache.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ void cache_unregister_net(struct cache_detail *cd, struct net *net)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cache_unregister_net);
 
-struct cache_detail *cache_create_net(struct cache_detail *tmpl, struct net *net)
+struct cache_detail *cache_create_net(const struct cache_detail *tmpl, struct net *net)
 {
 	struct cache_detail *cd;
 	int i;