diff --git a/changelog/2656.changed.md b/changelog/2656.changed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2204c97500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/2656.changed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+changed `EpollEvent` methods to be `const`
diff --git a/src/sys/epoll.rs b/src/sys/epoll.rs
index 6cc5a88f75..a4ff9b1b6d 100644
--- a/src/sys/epoll.rs
+++ b/src/sys/epoll.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub struct EpollEvent {
 }
 
 impl EpollEvent {
-    pub fn new(events: EpollFlags, data: u64) -> Self {
+    pub const fn new(events: EpollFlags, data: u64) -> Self {
         EpollEvent {
             event: libc::epoll_event {
                 events: events.bits() as u32,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl EpollEvent {
         EpollFlags::from_bits(self.event.events as c_int).unwrap()
     }
 
-    pub fn data(&self) -> u64 {
+    pub const fn data(&self) -> u64 {
         self.event.u64
     }
 }