diff --git a/iptables/nft-shared.h b/iptables/nft-shared.h
index de889ead7b60..ea9e5bfa6ae1 100644
--- a/iptables/nft-shared.h
+++ b/iptables/nft-shared.h
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ struct nft_xt_restore_cb {
 };
 
 void xtables_restore_parse(struct nft_handle *h,
-			   struct nft_xt_restore_parse *p,
+			   const struct nft_xt_restore_parse *p,
 			   struct nft_xt_restore_cb *cb,
 			   int argc, char *argv[]);
 
diff --git a/iptables/xtables-restore.c b/iptables/xtables-restore.c
index 601c842feab3..d34fad43e0b3 100644
--- a/iptables/xtables-restore.c
+++ b/iptables/xtables-restore.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static const struct xtc_ops xtc_ops = {
 };
 
 void xtables_restore_parse(struct nft_handle *h,
-			   struct nft_xt_restore_parse *p,
+			   const struct nft_xt_restore_parse *p,
 			   struct nft_xt_restore_cb *cb,
 			   int argc, char *argv[])
 {