diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 383502d..79c025c 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -889,7 +889,8 @@
 	void (*set_curr_task) (struct rq *rq);
 	void (*task_tick) (struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int queued);
 	void (*task_new) (struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p);
-	void (*set_cpus_allowed)(struct task_struct *p, cpumask_t *newmask);
+	void (*set_cpus_allowed)(struct task_struct *p,
+				 const cpumask_t *newmask);
 
 	void (*join_domain)(struct rq *rq);
 	void (*leave_domain)(struct rq *rq);
@@ -1502,15 +1503,21 @@
 #define used_math() tsk_used_math(current)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-extern int set_cpus_allowed(struct task_struct *p, cpumask_t new_mask);
+extern int set_cpus_allowed_ptr(struct task_struct *p,
+				const cpumask_t *new_mask);
 #else
-static inline int set_cpus_allowed(struct task_struct *p, cpumask_t new_mask)
+static inline int set_cpus_allowed_ptr(struct task_struct *p,
+				       const cpumask_t *new_mask)
 {
-	if (!cpu_isset(0, new_mask))
+	if (!cpu_isset(0, *new_mask))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
+static inline int set_cpus_allowed(struct task_struct *p, cpumask_t new_mask)
+{
+	return set_cpus_allowed_ptr(p, &new_mask);
+}
 
 extern unsigned long long sched_clock(void);