diff --git a/kernel/busses/i2c-nforce2.c b/kernel/busses/i2c-nforce2.c
index a84386f2..dc27d060 100644
--- a/kernel/busses/i2c-nforce2.c
+++ b/kernel/busses/i2c-nforce2.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static struct pci_device_id nforce2_ids[] = {
 
 
 static int __devinit nforce2_probe_smb(struct pci_dev *dev, int bar,
-	int alt_reg, struct nforce2_smbus *smbus, char *name)
+	int alt_reg, struct nforce2_smbus *smbus, const char *name)
 {
 	int error;