diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index b32c9ceeb81d..3119d053bc4d 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ void devlink_port_type_ib_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 			      struct ib_device *ibdev);
 void devlink_port_type_clear(struct devlink_port *devlink_port);
 void devlink_port_attrs_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
-			    struct devlink_port_attrs *devlink_port_attrs);
+			    const struct devlink_port_attrs *attrs);
 void devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u32 controller,
 				   u16 pf, bool external);
 void devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u32 controller,
diff --git a/net/devlink/port.c b/net/devlink/port.c
index aaca1b23aa5f..93d8a25bb920 100644
--- a/net/devlink/port.c
+++ b/net/devlink/port.c
@@ -1356,13 +1356,13 @@ static void __devlink_port_attrs_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
  *	@attrs: devlink port attrs
  */
 void devlink_port_attrs_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
-			    struct devlink_port_attrs *attrs)
+			    const struct devlink_port_attrs *attrs)
 {
 	ASSERT_DEVLINK_PORT_NOT_REGISTERED(devlink_port);
+	WARN_ON(attrs->splittable && attrs->split);
 
 	devlink_port->attrs = *attrs;
 	__devlink_port_attrs_set(devlink_port, attrs->flavour);
-	WARN_ON(attrs->splittable && attrs->split);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_port_attrs_set);