diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
index ddc809803084..00b64f78887d 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
@@ -237,9 +237,10 @@ void nvm_generic_to_addr_mode(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvm_generic_to_addr_mode);
 
 int nvm_set_rqd_ppalist(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
-				struct ppa_addr *ppas, int nr_ppas, int vblk)
+			const struct ppa_addr *ppas, int nr_ppas, int vblk)
 {
 	int i, plane_cnt, pl_idx;
+	struct ppa_addr ppa;
 
 	if ((!vblk || dev->plane_mode == NVM_PLANE_SINGLE) && nr_ppas == 1) {
 		rqd->nr_ppas = nr_ppas;
@@ -264,8 +265,9 @@ int nvm_set_rqd_ppalist(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nr_ppas; i++) {
 			for (pl_idx = 0; pl_idx < plane_cnt; pl_idx++) {
-				ppas[i].g.pl = pl_idx;
-				rqd->ppa_list[(pl_idx * nr_ppas) + i] = ppas[i];
+				ppa = ppas[i];
+				ppa.g.pl = pl_idx;
+				rqd->ppa_list[(pl_idx * nr_ppas) + i] = ppa;
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/lightnvm.h b/include/linux/lightnvm.h
index e9836cfb6fde..ba78b8306674 100644
--- a/include/linux/lightnvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/lightnvm.h
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ extern int nvm_submit_io(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);
 extern void nvm_generic_to_addr_mode(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);
 extern void nvm_addr_to_generic_mode(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);
 extern int nvm_set_rqd_ppalist(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *,
-						struct ppa_addr *, int, int);
+					const struct ppa_addr *, int, int);
 extern void nvm_free_rqd_ppalist(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);
 extern int nvm_erase_ppa(struct nvm_dev *, struct ppa_addr *, int);
 extern int nvm_erase_blk(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_block *);