diff --git a/include/spdk/nvmf.h b/include/spdk/nvmf.h
index 6ec9e5e78..0f183eb13 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvmf.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvmf.h
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ int spdk_nvmf_subsystem_remove_listener(struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem,
  * \return true if allowed, or false if not.
  */
 bool spdk_nvmf_subsystem_listener_allowed(struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem,
-		struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid);
+		const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid);
 
 /**
  * Get the first allowed listen address in the subsystem.
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
index 668339ddf..9dc50995c 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_subsystem_remove_all_listeners(struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem,
 
 bool
 spdk_nvmf_subsystem_listener_allowed(struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem,
-				     struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid)
+				     const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem_listener *listener;
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c/ctrlr_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c/ctrlr_ut.c
index d36eb6814..6e0c73217 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c/ctrlr_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c/ctrlr_ut.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvmf_qpair_get_listen_trid,
 
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvmf_subsystem_listener_allowed,
 	    bool,
-	    (struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem, struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid),
+	    (struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem, const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid),
 	    true);
 
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_read_cmd,
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/tcp.c/tcp_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/tcp.c/tcp_ut.c
index 8214e074a..ee3617dae 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/tcp.c/tcp_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/tcp.c/tcp_ut.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvmf_tgt_find_subsystem,
 
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvmf_subsystem_listener_allowed,
 	    bool,
-	    (struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem, struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid),
+	    (struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem, const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid),
 	    true);
 
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_nvmf_get_discovery_log_page,