diff --git a/fs/ufs/dir.c b/fs/ufs/dir.c
index 22af68f..317a0d4 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/dir.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * len <= UFS_MAXNAMLEN and de != NULL are guaranteed by caller.
  */
 static inline int ufs_match(struct super_block *sb, int len,
-		const char * const name, struct ufs_dir_entry * de)
+		const unsigned char *name, struct ufs_dir_entry *de)
 {
 	if (len != ufs_get_de_namlen(sb, de))
 		return 0;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 	return (inode->i_size+PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-1)>>PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 }
 
-ino_t ufs_inode_by_name(struct inode *dir, struct qstr *qstr)
+ino_t ufs_inode_by_name(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *qstr)
 {
 	ino_t res = 0;
 	struct ufs_dir_entry *de;
@@ -249,11 +249,11 @@
  * (as a parameter - res_dir). Page is returned mapped and unlocked.
  * Entry is guaranteed to be valid.
  */
-struct ufs_dir_entry *ufs_find_entry(struct inode *dir, struct qstr *qstr,
+struct ufs_dir_entry *ufs_find_entry(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *qstr,
 				     struct page **res_page)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
-	const char *name = qstr->name;
+	const unsigned char *name = qstr->name;
 	int namelen = qstr->len;
 	unsigned reclen = UFS_DIR_REC_LEN(namelen);
 	unsigned long start, n;
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 int ufs_add_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct inode *dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
-	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+	const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	int namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
 	unsigned reclen = UFS_DIR_REC_LEN(namelen);
diff --git a/fs/ufs/ufs.h b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
index 0b4c39b..01d0e2a3 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/ufs.h
+++ b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
 /* dir.c */
 extern const struct inode_operations ufs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern int ufs_add_link (struct dentry *, struct inode *);
-extern ino_t ufs_inode_by_name(struct inode *, struct qstr *);
+extern ino_t ufs_inode_by_name(struct inode *, const struct qstr *);
 extern int ufs_make_empty(struct inode *, struct inode *);
-extern struct ufs_dir_entry *ufs_find_entry(struct inode *, struct qstr *, struct page **);
+extern struct ufs_dir_entry *ufs_find_entry(struct inode *, const struct qstr *, struct page **);
 extern int ufs_delete_entry(struct inode *, struct ufs_dir_entry *, struct page *);
 extern int ufs_empty_dir (struct inode *);
 extern struct ufs_dir_entry *ufs_dotdot(struct inode *, struct page **);