diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index 5bd10d13f5..d165b278cb 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ void memory_region_unregister_iommu_notifier(Notifier *n);
  *
  * @mr: the memory region being queried
  */
-const char *memory_region_name(MemoryRegion *mr);
+const char *memory_region_name(const MemoryRegion *mr);
 
 /**
  * memory_region_is_logging: return whether a memory region is logging writes
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index f11c035f0e..1cde6ff660 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ uint64_t memory_region_size(MemoryRegion *mr)
     return int128_get64(mr->size);
 }
 
-const char *memory_region_name(MemoryRegion *mr)
+const char *memory_region_name(const MemoryRegion *mr)
 {
     return mr->name;
 }