diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/acpi/acpi.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/acpi/acpi.h
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/acpi/acpi.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/acpi/acpi.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 }
 
 static inline ACPI_STATUS
-acpi_get_handle(ACPI_HANDLE Parent, ACPI_STRING Pathname,
+acpi_get_handle(ACPI_HANDLE Parent, const char *Pathname,
     ACPI_HANDLE *RetHandle)
 {
 	return (AcpiGetHandle(Parent, Pathname, RetHandle));