diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
index 280b317..0d49d73 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver nforce2_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver nforce2_driver = {
 	.name = "nforce2",
 	.verify = nforce2_verify,
 	.target = nforce2_target,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
index 8bedaad..f43d98e 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver eps_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver eps_driver = {
 	.verify		= eps_verify,
 	.target		= eps_target,
 	.init		= eps_cpu_init,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
index 6905de3..f317276 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 };
 
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver elanfreq_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver elanfreq_driver = {
 	.get		= elanfreq_get_cpu_frequency,
 	.verify		= elanfreq_verify,
 	.target		= elanfreq_target,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
index 9a66cab..6667e9c 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
  * cpufreq_gx_init:
  *   MediaGX/Geode GX initialize cpufreq driver
  */
-static const struct cpufreq_driver gx_suspmod_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver gx_suspmod_driver = {
 	.get		= gx_get_cpuspeed,
 	.verify		= cpufreq_gx_verify,
 	.target		= cpufreq_gx_target,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c
index 8cc6952..a1f1b71 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver longhaul_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver longhaul_driver = {
 	.verify	= longhaul_verify,
 	.target	= longhaul_target,
 	.get	= longhaul_get,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longrun.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longrun.c
index e11fd86..b268951 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longrun.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longrun.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #define dprintk(msg...) cpufreq_debug_printk(CPUFREQ_DEBUG_DRIVER, "longrun", msg)
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver longrun_driver;
+static struct cpufreq_driver	longrun_driver;
 
 /**
  * longrun_{low,high}_freq is needed for the conversion of cpufreq kHz
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver longrun_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver longrun_driver = {
 	.flags		= CPUFREQ_CONST_LOOPS,
 	.verify		= longrun_verify_policy,
 	.setpolicy	= longrun_set_policy,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
index 2a0d89c..f895240 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver powernow_k6_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver powernow_k6_driver = {
 	.verify		= powernow_k6_verify,
 	.target		= powernow_k6_target,
 	.init		= powernow_k6_cpu_init,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
index d98529c9..837b041 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver powernow_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver powernow_driver = {
 	.verify	= powernow_verify,
 	.target	= powernow_target,
 	.get	= powernow_get,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 8ed7b3a..fe3b670 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver cpufreq_amd64_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver cpufreq_amd64_driver = {
 	.verify = powernowk8_verify,
 	.target = powernowk8_target,
 	.init = powernowk8_cpu_init,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
index eddbe04..b8fb4b5 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 };
 
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver sc520_freq_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver sc520_freq_driver = {
 	.get	= sc520_freq_get_cpu_frequency,
 	.verify	= sc520_freq_verify,
 	.target	= sc520_freq_target,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
index b94e347..b425cd3d1 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
 };
 
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver speedstep_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver speedstep_driver = {
 	.name	= "speedstep-ich",
 	.verify	= speedstep_verify,
 	.target	= speedstep_target,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
index d4b7404..ff0d898 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static const struct cpufreq_driver speedstep_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver speedstep_driver = {
 	.name		= "speedstep-smi",
 	.verify		= speedstep_verify,
 	.target		= speedstep_target,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index a12d6a2..f52facc 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@
  * (and isn't unregistered in the meantime).
  *
  */
-int cpufreq_register_driver(const struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data)
+int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@
  * Returns zero if successful, and -EINVAL if the cpufreq_driver is
  * currently not initialised.
  */
-int cpufreq_unregister_driver(const struct cpufreq_driver *driver)
+int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 3a25235..0899e2c 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@
 #define CPUFREQ_PM_NO_WARN	0x04	/* don't warn on suspend/resume speed
 					 * mismatches */
 
-int cpufreq_register_driver(const struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
-int cpufreq_unregister_driver(const struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
+int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
+int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
 
 
 void cpufreq_notify_transition(struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs, unsigned int state);