diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 9f7b05a01051..bce55ad2bcd9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ static int vrf_netns_init_sysctl(struct net *net, struct netns_vrf *nn_vrf)
 static void vrf_netns_exit_sysctl(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct netns_vrf *nn_vrf = net_generic(net, vrf_net_id);
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	table = nn_vrf->ctl_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(nn_vrf->ctl_hdr);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 698a71422a14..ef84ac08e6c9 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ struct ctl_table_header {
 		struct rcu_head rcu;
 	};
 	struct completion *unregistering;
-	struct ctl_table *ctl_table_arg;
+	const struct ctl_table *ctl_table_arg;
 	struct ctl_table_root *root;
 	struct ctl_table_set *set;
 	struct ctl_dir *parent;
diff --git a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
index 22b12a482ba9..becf66235cb0 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
+++ b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ bool setup_ipc_sysctls(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
 
 void retire_ipc_sysctls(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *tbl;
+	const struct ctl_table *tbl;
 
 	tbl = ns->ipc_sysctls->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_sysctl_table(ns->ipc_sysctls);
diff --git a/ipc/mq_sysctl.c b/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
index 6bb1c5397c69..42bce339ca97 100644
--- a/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
+++ b/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ bool setup_mq_sysctls(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
 
 void retire_mq_sysctls(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *tbl;
+	const struct ctl_table *tbl;
 
 	tbl = ns->mq_sysctls->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_sysctl_table(ns->mq_sysctls);
diff --git a/kernel/ucount.c b/kernel/ucount.c
index 44ede7a6b805..0ae13e4b6e9f 100644
--- a/kernel/ucount.c
+++ b/kernel/ucount.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ bool setup_userns_sysctls(struct user_namespace *ns)
 void retire_userns_sysctls(struct user_namespace *ns)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-	struct ctl_table *tbl;
+	const struct ctl_table *tbl;
 
 	tbl = ns->sysctls->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_sysctl_table(ns->sysctls);
diff --git a/net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c b/net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c
index db66e11e7fe8..e0128dc9def3 100644
--- a/net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ int ax25_register_dev_sysctl(ax25_dev *ax25_dev)
 void ax25_unregister_dev_sysctl(ax25_dev *ax25_dev)
 {
 	struct ctl_table_header *header = ax25_dev->sysheader;
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	if (header) {
 		ax25_dev->sysheader = NULL;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c b/net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c
index 3fbcf1b7e93d..64abc62095eb 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ static int br_netfilter_sysctl_init_net(struct net *net)
 static void br_netfilter_sysctl_exit_net(struct net *net,
 					 struct brnf_net *brnet)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table = brnet->ctl_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
+	const struct ctl_table *table = brnet->ctl_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(brnet->ctl_hdr);
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index a7fa17b6a129..1c82146b5079 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ err_dup:
 
 static __net_exit void sysctl_core_net_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *tbl;
+	const struct ctl_table *tbl;
 
 	tbl = net->core.sysctl_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->core.sysctl_hdr);
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
index ba0455ad7701..26506dd4b357 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ err_alloc:
 
 static void __net_exit lowpan_frags_ns_sysctl_unregister(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 	struct netns_ieee802154_lowpan *ieee802154_lowpan =
 		net_ieee802154_lowpan(net);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 798497c8b192..5d0994ee3409 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -2793,7 +2793,7 @@ err_alloc_all:
 static __net_exit void devinet_exit_net(struct net *net)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-	struct ctl_table *tbl;
+	const struct ctl_table *tbl;
 
 	tbl = net->ipv4.forw_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->ipv4.forw_hdr);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
index 786e761bd0a1..66bd7e29f4c7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ err_alloc:
 
 static void __net_exit ip4_frags_ns_ctl_unregister(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	table = net->ipv4.frags_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->ipv4.frags_hdr);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 834ec1f34e50..87eaae03e618 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -3621,7 +3621,7 @@ err_dup:
 
 static __net_exit void sysctl_route_net_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *tbl;
+	const struct ctl_table *tbl;
 
 	tbl = net->ipv4.route_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->ipv4.route_hdr);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index 47f2a00e457d..ff849a5b863e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ err_alloc:
 
 static __net_exit void ipv4_sysctl_exit_net(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	table = net->ipv4.ipv4_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->ipv4.ipv4_hdr);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
index 63bbc7f6a5a8..96fd07ce5a36 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ err_alloc:
 
 static __net_exit void xfrm4_net_sysctl_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	if (!net->ipv4.xfrm4_hdr)
 		return;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 83dc90a8990c..048ce7fb57fd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -7251,7 +7251,7 @@ out:
 static void __addrconf_sysctl_unregister(struct net *net,
 					 struct ipv6_devconf *p, int ifindex)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	if (!p->sysctl_header)
 		return;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
index 18e0e1c76c1e..aee6d8eee8c9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ err_alloc:
 static void __net_exit nf_ct_frags6_sysctl_unregister(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct nft_ct_frag6_pernet *nf_frag = nf_frag_pernet(net);
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	table = nf_frag->nf_frag_frags_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(nf_frag->nf_frag_frags_hdr);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index cb219d4bdf25..225a23f7fefa 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ err_alloc:
 
 static void __net_exit ip6_frags_ns_sysctl_unregister(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	table = net->ipv6.sysctl.frags_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->ipv6.sysctl.frags_hdr);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
index 888676163e90..75de55f907b0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ out_ipv6_table:
 
 static void __net_exit ipv6_sysctl_net_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *ipv6_table;
-	struct ctl_table *ipv6_route_table;
-	struct ctl_table *ipv6_icmp_table;
+	const struct ctl_table *ipv6_table;
+	const struct ctl_table *ipv6_route_table;
+	const struct ctl_table *ipv6_icmp_table;
 
 	ipv6_table = net->ipv6.sysctl.hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	ipv6_route_table = net->ipv6.sysctl.route_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
index 6bf22fd9cd38..cf31d884fa58 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ err_alloc:
 
 static void __net_exit xfrm6_net_sysctl_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	if (!net->ipv6.sysctl.xfrm6_hdr)
 		return;
diff --git a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
index cf5ae62ba898..73e44f9e58c3 100644
--- a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
+++ b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ static void mpls_dev_sysctl_unregister(struct net_device *dev,
 				       struct mpls_dev *mdev)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	if (!mdev->sysctl)
 		return;
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ static void mpls_net_exit(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct mpls_route __rcu **platform_label;
 	size_t platform_labels;
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 	unsigned int index;
 
 	table = net->mpls.ctl->ctl_table_arg;
diff --git a/net/mptcp/ctrl.c b/net/mptcp/ctrl.c
index 34ae0ef4f9f3..d430f3d4af36 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/ctrl.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/ctrl.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ err_alloc:
 
 static void mptcp_pernet_del_table(struct mptcp_pernet *pernet)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table = pernet->ctl_table_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
+	const struct ctl_table *table = pernet->ctl_table_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(pernet->ctl_table_hdr);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
index 1d5de1d9f008..a0434ac356ee 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ out_unregister_netfilter:
 static void nf_conntrack_standalone_fini_sysctl(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct nf_conntrack_net *cnet = nf_ct_pernet(net);
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	table = cnet->sysctl_header->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(cnet->sysctl_header);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
index 75c812f157e2..3cc569ac8a06 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ err_alloc:
 
 static void netfilter_log_sysctl_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	table = net->nf.nf_log_dir_header->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->nf.nf_log_dir_header);
diff --git a/net/sctp/sysctl.c b/net/sctp/sysctl.c
index 77a76634014a..9c55a70f2b64 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sysctl.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sysctl.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ int sctp_sysctl_net_register(struct net *net)
 
 void sctp_sysctl_net_unregister(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	table = net->sctp.sysctl_header->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->sctp.sysctl_header);
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c b/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c
index 5cbc18c6e62b..c632df62ff90 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ err_alloc:
 
 void __net_exit smc_sysctl_net_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	table = net->smc.smc_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->smc.smc_hdr);
diff --git a/net/unix/sysctl_net_unix.c b/net/unix/sysctl_net_unix.c
index 3e84b31c355a..44996af61999 100644
--- a/net/unix/sysctl_net_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/sysctl_net_unix.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ err_alloc:
 
 void unix_sysctl_unregister(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	table = net->unx.ctl->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->unx.ctl);
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_sysctl.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_sysctl.c
index 7fdeafc838a7..e972930c292b 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_sysctl.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_sysctl.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ out_kmemdup:
 
 void __net_exit xfrm_sysctl_fini(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
 	table = net->xfrm.sysctl_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->xfrm.sysctl_hdr);