diff --git a/include/net/net_if.h b/include/net/net_if.h
index bbb780ff725..5770d97ac94 100644
--- a/include/net/net_if.h
+++ b/include/net/net_if.h
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ struct net_if_addr *net_if_ipv4_addr_add(struct net_if *iface,
  *
  * @return True if successfully removed, false otherwise
  */
-bool net_if_ipv4_addr_rm(struct net_if *iface,  struct in_addr *addr);
+bool net_if_ipv4_addr_rm(struct net_if *iface, const struct in_addr *addr);
 
 /**
  * @brief Check if this IPv4 address belongs to one of the interface indices.
diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/net_if.c b/subsys/net/ip/net_if.c
index 825c6fa071e..7b76aff8a3e 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/net_if.c
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/net_if.c
@@ -2687,7 +2687,7 @@ struct net_if_addr *net_if_ipv4_addr_add(struct net_if *iface,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-bool net_if_ipv4_addr_rm(struct net_if *iface, struct in_addr *addr)
+bool net_if_ipv4_addr_rm(struct net_if *iface, const struct in_addr *addr)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_IPV4)
 	struct net_if_ipv4 *ipv4 = iface->config.ip.ipv4;