diff --git a/lib/buildid.c b/lib/buildid.c
index 6f1e2903740b8d9abe3665c656c7f895a3a34926..8fe24d6c09254ac8f494eb0b6e4aed7a462084a1 100644
--- a/lib/buildid.c
+++ b/lib/buildid.c
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ static int parse_build_id_buf(unsigned char *build_id,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static inline int parse_build_id(void *page_addr,
+static inline int parse_build_id(const void *page_addr,
 				 unsigned char *build_id,
 				 __u32 *size,
-				 void *note_start,
+				 const void *note_start,
 				 Elf32_Word note_size)
 {
 	/* check for overflow */
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static inline int parse_build_id(void *page_addr,
 }
 
 /* Parse build ID from 32-bit ELF */
-static int get_build_id_32(void *page_addr, unsigned char *build_id,
+static int get_build_id_32(const void *page_addr, unsigned char *build_id,
 			   __u32 *size)
 {
 	Elf32_Ehdr *ehdr = (Elf32_Ehdr *)page_addr;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int get_build_id_32(void *page_addr, unsigned char *build_id,
 }
 
 /* Parse build ID from 64-bit ELF */
-static int get_build_id_64(void *page_addr, unsigned char *build_id,
+static int get_build_id_64(const void *page_addr, unsigned char *build_id,
 			   __u32 *size)
 {
 	Elf64_Ehdr *ehdr = (Elf64_Ehdr *)page_addr;