diff --git a/drivers/media/media-entity.c b/drivers/media/media-entity.c
index dd0f0ead9516..2ace0410d277 100644
--- a/drivers/media/media-entity.c
+++ b/drivers/media/media-entity.c
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ media_entity_find_link(struct media_pad *source, struct media_pad *sink)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(media_entity_find_link);
 
-struct media_pad *media_entity_remote_pad(struct media_pad *pad)
+struct media_pad *media_entity_remote_pad(const struct media_pad *pad)
 {
 	struct media_link *link;
 
diff --git a/include/media/media-entity.h b/include/media/media-entity.h
index 754182d29668..222d379960b7 100644
--- a/include/media/media-entity.h
+++ b/include/media/media-entity.h
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ struct media_link *media_entity_find_link(struct media_pad *source,
  * Return: returns a pointer to the pad at the remote end of the first found
  * enabled link, or %NULL if no enabled link has been found.
  */
-struct media_pad *media_entity_remote_pad(struct media_pad *pad);
+struct media_pad *media_entity_remote_pad(const struct media_pad *pad);
 
 /**
  * media_entity_get - Get a reference to the parent module