diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.cpp
index 65a1762dd..3e7702525 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ Debayer::~Debayer()
  * \brief Select the bayer params to use for the next frame debayer
  * \param[in] params The parameters to be used in debayering
  */
-void Debayer::setParams(DebayerParams &params)
+void Debayer::setParams(const DebayerParams &params)
 {
 	green_ = params.green;
 	greenCcm_ = params.greenCcm;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.h b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.h
index cd2db9930..99e22ed85 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
 	virtual std::tuple<unsigned int, unsigned int>
 	strideAndFrameSize(const PixelFormat &outputFormat, const Size &size) = 0;
 
-	virtual void process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, DebayerParams params) = 0;
+	virtual void process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, const DebayerParams &params) = 0;
 	virtual int start() { return 0; }
 	virtual void stop() {}
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ private:
 	virtual Size patternSize(PixelFormat inputFormat) = 0;
 
 protected:
-	void setParams(DebayerParams &params);
+	void setParams(const DebayerParams &params);
 	void dmaSyncBegin(std::vector<DmaSyncer> &dmaSyncers, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output);
 	static bool isStandardBayerOrder(BayerFormat::Order order);
 };
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
index 00738c56b..b52f4d5c7 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ void DebayerCpu::process4(uint32_t frame, const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst)
 	}
 }
 
-void DebayerCpu::process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, DebayerParams params)
+void DebayerCpu::process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, const DebayerParams &params)
 {
 	bench_.startFrame();
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
index 67df2b93a..27eff021d 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 	std::vector<PixelFormat> formats(PixelFormat input);
 	std::tuple<unsigned int, unsigned int>
 	strideAndFrameSize(const PixelFormat &outputFormat, const Size &size);
-	void process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, DebayerParams params);
+	void process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, const DebayerParams &params);
 	SizeRange sizes(PixelFormat inputFormat, const Size &inputSize);
 	const SharedFD &getStatsFD() { return stats_->getStatsFD(); }
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp
index 9693d7252..1ac162427 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ DebayerEGL::strideAndFrameSize(const PixelFormat &outputFormat, const Size &size
 	return std::make_tuple(stride, stride * size.height);
 }
 
-void DebayerEGL::setShaderVariableValues(DebayerParams &params)
+void DebayerEGL::setShaderVariableValues(const DebayerParams &params)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Raw Bayer 8-bit, and packed raw Bayer 10-bit/12-bit formats
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void DebayerEGL::setShaderVariableValues(DebayerParams &params)
 	return;
 }
 
-int DebayerEGL::debayerGPU(MappedFrameBuffer &in, int out_fd, DebayerParams &params)
+int DebayerEGL::debayerGPU(MappedFrameBuffer &in, int out_fd, const DebayerParams &params)
 {
 	/* eGL context switch */
 	egl_.makeCurrent();
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ int DebayerEGL::debayerGPU(MappedFrameBuffer &in, int out_fd, DebayerParams &par
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void DebayerEGL::process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, DebayerParams params)
+void DebayerEGL::process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, const DebayerParams &params)
 {
 	bench_.startFrame();
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.h b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.h
index a5033bc63..790348249 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
 	std::vector<PixelFormat> formats(PixelFormat input);
 	std::tuple<unsigned int, unsigned int> strideAndFrameSize(const PixelFormat &outputFormat, const Size &size);
 
-	void process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, DebayerParams params);
+	void process(uint32_t frame, FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, const DebayerParams &params);
 	int start();
 	void stop();
 
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ private:
 				 std::vector<std::string> shaderEnv);
 	int linkShaderProgram(void);
 	int getShaderVariableLocations();
-	void setShaderVariableValues(DebayerParams &params);
+	void setShaderVariableValues(const DebayerParams &params);
 	void configureTexture(GLuint &texture);
-	int debayerGPU(MappedFrameBuffer &in, int out_fd, DebayerParams &params);
+	int debayerGPU(MappedFrameBuffer &in, int out_fd, const DebayerParams &params);
 
 	/* Shader program identifiers */
 	GLuint vertexShaderId_ = 0;