diff --git a/include/pthread.h b/include/pthread.h
index 78a8d939e2..404df642af 100644
--- a/include/pthread.h
+++ b/include/pthread.h
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ int pthread_attr_destroy(pthread_attr_t *attr);
 /* Set or obtain the default scheduling algorithm */
 
 int pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr, int policy);
-int pthread_attr_getschedpolicy(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr, int *policy);
+int pthread_attr_getschedpolicy(FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr, int *policy);
 int pthread_attr_setschedparam(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr,
                                FAR const struct sched_param *param);
-int pthread_attr_getschedparam(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr,
+int pthread_attr_getschedparam(FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr,
                                FAR struct sched_param *param);
 int pthread_attr_setinheritsched(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr,
                                  int inheritsched);
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ int pthread_attr_getinheritsched(FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr,
 /* Set or obtain the default stack size */
 
 int pthread_attr_setstacksize(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr, long stacksize);
-int pthread_attr_getstacksize(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr, long *stackaddr);
+int pthread_attr_getstacksize(FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr, long *stackaddr);
 
 /* To create a thread object and runnable thread, a routine must be specified
  * as the new thread's start routine.  An argument may be passed to this
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int pthread_attr_getstacksize(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr, long *stackaddr);
  * about the kind of thread being created.
  */
 
-int pthread_create(FAR pthread_t *thread, FAR pthread_attr_t *attr,
+int pthread_create(FAR pthread_t *thread, FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr,
                    pthread_startroutine_t startroutine, pthread_addr_t arg);
 
 /* A thread object may be "detached" to specify that the return value and
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ int pthread_setschedprio(pthread_t thread, int prio);
 
 int pthread_key_create(FAR pthread_key_t *key,
                        CODE void (*destructor)(FAR void*));
-int pthread_setspecific(pthread_key_t key, FAR void *value);
+int pthread_setspecific(pthread_key_t key, FAR const void *value);
 FAR void *pthread_getspecific(pthread_key_t key);
 int pthread_key_delete(pthread_key_t key);
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ int pthread_key_delete(pthread_key_t key);
 
 int pthread_mutexattr_init(FAR pthread_mutexattr_t *attr);
 int pthread_mutexattr_destroy(FAR pthread_mutexattr_t *attr);
-int pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(FAR pthread_mutexattr_t *attr,
+int pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(FAR const pthread_mutexattr_t *attr,
                                  FAR int *pshared);
 int pthread_mutexattr_setpshared(FAR pthread_mutexattr_t *attr,
                                  int pshared);
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ int pthread_mutexattr_settype(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr, int type);
 /* The following routines create, delete, lock and unlock mutexes. */
 
 int pthread_mutex_init(FAR pthread_mutex_t *mutex,
-                       FAR pthread_mutexattr_t *attr);
+                       FAR const pthread_mutexattr_t *attr);
 int pthread_mutex_destroy(FAR pthread_mutex_t *mutex);
 int pthread_mutex_lock(FAR pthread_mutex_t *mutex);
 int pthread_mutex_trylock(FAR pthread_mutex_t *mutex);
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int pthread_condattr_destroy(FAR pthread_condattr_t *attr);
 
 /* A thread can create and delete condition variables. */
 
-int pthread_cond_init(FAR pthread_cond_t *cond, FAR pthread_condattr_t *attr);
+int pthread_cond_init(FAR pthread_cond_t *cond, FAR const pthread_condattr_t *attr);
 int pthread_cond_destroy(FAR pthread_cond_t *cond);
 
 /* A thread can signal to and broadcast on a condition variable. */
diff --git a/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetschedparam.c b/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetschedparam.c
index 6bcc9618e9..a98418ba03 100644
--- a/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetschedparam.c
+++ b/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetschedparam.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int pthread_attr_getschedparam(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr,
+int pthread_attr_getschedparam(FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr,
                                FAR struct sched_param *param)
 {
   int ret;
diff --git a/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetschedpolicy.c b/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetschedpolicy.c
index 8845e2bd81..3ae991ff93 100644
--- a/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetschedpolicy.c
+++ b/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetschedpolicy.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int pthread_attr_getschedpolicy(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr, int *policy)
+int pthread_attr_getschedpolicy(FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr, int *policy)
 {
   int ret;
 
diff --git a/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetstacksize.c b/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetstacksize.c
index 9fde29e810..fa78f14f78 100644
--- a/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetstacksize.c
+++ b/libc/pthread/pthread_attrgetstacksize.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int pthread_attr_getstacksize(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr, FAR long *stacksize)
+int pthread_attr_getstacksize(FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr, FAR long *stacksize)
 {
   int ret;
 
diff --git a/libc/pthread/pthread_mutexattrgetpshared.c b/libc/pthread/pthread_mutexattrgetpshared.c
index dc18484ec5..399fc18576 100644
--- a/libc/pthread/pthread_mutexattrgetpshared.c
+++ b/libc/pthread/pthread_mutexattrgetpshared.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(FAR pthread_mutexattr_t *attr, FAR int *pshared)
+int pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(FAR const pthread_mutexattr_t *attr, FAR int *pshared)
 {
   int ret = OK;
 
diff --git a/sched/pthread/pthread_condinit.c b/sched/pthread/pthread_condinit.c
index 358d267111..ce7c1acbf2 100644
--- a/sched/pthread/pthread_condinit.c
+++ b/sched/pthread/pthread_condinit.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int pthread_cond_init(FAR pthread_cond_t *cond, FAR pthread_condattr_t *attr)
+int pthread_cond_init(FAR pthread_cond_t *cond, FAR const pthread_condattr_t *attr)
 {
   int ret = OK;
 
diff --git a/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c b/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c
index 34f568c3f7..70c00a4478 100644
--- a/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c
+++ b/sched/pthread/pthread_create.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void pthread_start(void)
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int pthread_create(FAR pthread_t *thread, FAR pthread_attr_t *attr,
+int pthread_create(FAR pthread_t *thread, FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr,
                    pthread_startroutine_t start_routine, pthread_addr_t arg)
 {
   FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *ptcb;
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ int pthread_create(FAR pthread_t *thread, FAR pthread_attr_t *attr,
 
   if (!attr)
     {
-      attr = (FAR pthread_attr_t *)&g_default_pthread_attr;
+      attr = &g_default_pthread_attr;
     }
 
   /* Allocate a TCB for the new task. */
diff --git a/sched/pthread/pthread_mutexinit.c b/sched/pthread/pthread_mutexinit.c
index 45066b726a..d1362e6cb5 100644
--- a/sched/pthread/pthread_mutexinit.c
+++ b/sched/pthread/pthread_mutexinit.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int pthread_mutex_init(FAR pthread_mutex_t *mutex, FAR pthread_mutexattr_t *attr)
+int pthread_mutex_init(FAR pthread_mutex_t *mutex, FAR const pthread_mutexattr_t *attr)
 {
   int pshared = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MUTEX_TYPES
diff --git a/sched/pthread/pthread_setspecific.c b/sched/pthread/pthread_setspecific.c
index 8edd9c675b..4b023fa0f6 100644
--- a/sched/pthread/pthread_setspecific.c
+++ b/sched/pthread/pthread_setspecific.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int pthread_setspecific(pthread_key_t key, FAR void *value)
+int pthread_setspecific(pthread_key_t key, FAR const void *value)
 {
 #if CONFIG_NPTHREAD_KEYS > 0
   FAR struct pthread_tcb_s *rtcb = (FAR struct pthread_tcb_s*)g_readytorun.head;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int pthread_setspecific(pthread_key_t key, FAR void *value)
     {
       /* Store the data in the TCB. */
 
-      rtcb->pthread_data[key] = value;
+      rtcb->pthread_data[key] = (FAR void*)value;
 
       /* Return success. */