diff --git a/security/apparmor/af_unix.c b/security/apparmor/af_unix.c
index 84250c0b9c78..ba1488767d36 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/af_unix.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/af_unix.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static aa_state_t match_to_peer(struct aa_policydb *policy, aa_state_t state,
 static aa_state_t match_label(struct aa_profile *profile,
 			      struct aa_ruleset *rule, aa_state_t state,
 			      u32 request, struct aa_profile *peer,
-			      struct aa_perms *p,
+			      const struct aa_perms *p,
 			      struct apparmor_audit_data *ad)
 {
 	AA_BUG(!profile);
diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/net.h b/security/apparmor/include/net.h
index 2efc5417d1ba..375341929cb6 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/net.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/net.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ extern struct aa_sfs_entry aa_sfs_entry_network[];
 extern struct aa_sfs_entry aa_sfs_entry_networkv9[];
 
 int aa_do_perms(struct aa_profile *profile, struct aa_policydb *policy,
-		aa_state_t state, u32 request, struct aa_perms *p,
+		aa_state_t state, u32 request, const struct aa_perms *p,
 		struct apparmor_audit_data *ad);
 /* passing in state returned by XXX_mediates_AF() */
 aa_state_t aa_match_to_prot(struct aa_policydb *policy, aa_state_t state,
diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/perms.h b/security/apparmor/include/perms.h
index bbab28ed7abb..65ca3f30b4c2 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/perms.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/perms.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ extern const struct aa_perms allperms;
  * @addend: perms struct to add to @accum
  */
 static inline void aa_perms_accum_raw(struct aa_perms *accum,
-				      struct aa_perms *addend)
+				      const struct aa_perms *addend)
 {
 	accum->deny |= addend->deny;
 	accum->allow &= addend->allow & ~addend->deny;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static inline void aa_perms_accum_raw(struct aa_perms *accum,
  * @addend: perms struct to add to @accum
  */
 static inline void aa_perms_accum(struct aa_perms *accum,
-				  struct aa_perms *addend)
+				  const struct aa_perms *addend)
 {
 	accum->deny |= addend->deny;
 	accum->allow &= addend->allow & ~accum->deny;
@@ -208,12 +208,13 @@ void aa_audit_perm_mask(struct audit_buffer *ab, u32 mask, const char *chrs,
 			u32 chrsmask, const char * const *names, u32 namesmask);
 void aa_apply_modes_to_perms(struct aa_profile *profile,
 			     struct aa_perms *perms);
-void aa_perms_accum(struct aa_perms *accum, struct aa_perms *addend);
-void aa_perms_accum_raw(struct aa_perms *accum, struct aa_perms *addend);
+void aa_perms_accum(struct aa_perms *accum, const struct aa_perms *addend);
+void aa_perms_accum_raw(struct aa_perms *accum, const struct aa_perms *addend);
 void aa_profile_match_label(struct aa_profile *profile,
 			    struct aa_ruleset *rules, struct aa_label *label,
 			    int type, u32 request, struct aa_perms *perms);
-int aa_check_perms(struct aa_profile *profile, struct aa_perms *perms,
+int aa_check_perms(struct aa_profile *profile, const struct aa_perms *perms,
 		   u32 request, struct apparmor_audit_data *ad,
 		   void (*cb)(struct audit_buffer *, void *));
 #endif /* __AA_PERM_H */
+
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lib.c b/security/apparmor/lib.c
index 5d33252204fe..e6401f291541 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lib.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lib.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void aa_profile_match_label(struct aa_profile *profile,
  *       error code will indicate whether there was an explicit deny
  *	 with a positive value.
  */
-int aa_check_perms(struct aa_profile *profile, struct aa_perms *perms,
+int aa_check_perms(struct aa_profile *profile, const struct aa_perms *perms,
 		   u32 request, struct apparmor_audit_data *ad,
 		   void (*cb)(struct audit_buffer *, void *))
 {
diff --git a/security/apparmor/net.c b/security/apparmor/net.c
index 4d4e9e389080..2e58a3686863 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/net.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/net.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void audit_net_cb(struct audit_buffer *ab, void *va)
 /* standard permission lookup pattern - supports early bailout */
 int aa_do_perms(struct aa_profile *profile, struct aa_policydb *policy,
 		aa_state_t state, u32 request,
-		struct aa_perms *p, struct apparmor_audit_data *ad)
+		const struct aa_perms *p, struct apparmor_audit_data *ad)
 {
 	struct aa_perms perms;
 
diff --git a/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c b/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
index 6b3b77dcbd69..8dc940176be1 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ static bool verify_dfa_accept_index(struct aa_dfa *dfa, int table_size)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool verify_perm(struct aa_perms *perm)
+static bool verify_perm(const struct aa_perms *perm)
 {
 	/* TODO: allow option to just force the perms into a valid state */
 	if (perm->allow & perm->deny)