diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
index 1946d7fb3c2e512b50e7715c9d50e7109b9e190e..9e4a9d4f1585b7af7d71384185bbbf7961213d23 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ int intel_backlight_device_register(struct intel_connector *connector)
 	else
 		props.power = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
 
-	name = kstrdup("intel_backlight", GFP_KERNEL);
+	name = kstrdup_const("intel_backlight", GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ int intel_backlight_device_register(struct intel_connector *connector)
 		 * compatibility. Use unique names for subsequent backlight devices as a
 		 * fallback when the default name already exists.
 		 */
-		kfree(name);
+		kfree_const(name);
 		name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "card%d-%s-backlight",
 				 i915->drm.primary->index, connector->base.name);
 		if (!name)
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ int intel_backlight_device_register(struct intel_connector *connector)
 		    connector->base.base.id, connector->base.name, name);
 
 out:
-	kfree(name);
+	kfree_const(name);
 
 	return ret;
 }