diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
index f13a470b19d9..8db844bb7983 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <sta_info.h>
 #include <rtl8723a_hal.h>
 
-static u8 bc_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
+static const u8 bc_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
 
 static void _rtw_init_stainfo(struct sta_info *psta)
 {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ int _rtw_free_sta_priv23a(struct sta_priv *pstapriv)
 }
 
 struct sta_info *
-rtw_alloc_stainfo23a(struct sta_priv *pstapriv, u8 *hwaddr, gfp_t gfp)
+rtw_alloc_stainfo23a(struct sta_priv *pstapriv, const u8 *hwaddr, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct list_head	*phash_list;
 	struct sta_info	*psta;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/sta_info.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/sta_info.h
index d1939a67390c..c756b4f7f5d5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/sta_info.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/sta_info.h
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static inline u32 wifi_mac_hash(const u8 *mac)
 int _rtw_init_sta_priv23a(struct sta_priv *pstapriv);
 int _rtw_free_sta_priv23a(struct sta_priv *pstapriv);
 
-struct sta_info *rtw_alloc_stainfo23a(struct sta_priv *pstapriv, u8 *hwaddr, gfp_t gfp);
+struct sta_info *rtw_alloc_stainfo23a(struct sta_priv *pstapriv, const u8 *hwaddr, gfp_t gfp);
 int rtw_free_stainfo23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta);
 void rtw_free_all_stainfo23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
 struct sta_info *rtw_get_stainfo23a(struct sta_priv *pstapriv, const u8 *hwaddr);