diff --git a/lib/krb5/aname_to_localname.c b/lib/krb5/aname_to_localname.c
index 06262ca26..c00b054d5 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/aname_to_localname.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/aname_to_localname.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997 - 1999 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1997 - 1999, 2002 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ krb5_aname_to_localname (krb5_context context,
     krb5_realm *lrealms, *r;
     int foo = 1;
     size_t len;
-    char *res;
+    const char *res;
 
     ret = krb5_get_default_realms (context, &lrealms);
     if (ret)