diff --git a/kdc/kstash.c b/kdc/kstash.c
index 7d2005413..ba3a4a861 100644
--- a/kdc/kstash.c
+++ b/kdc/kstash.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997-2001 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ RCSID("$Id$");
 
 krb5_context context;
 
-char *keyfile = HDB_DB_DIR "/m-key";
+const char *keyfile = HDB_DB_DIR "/m-key";
 int convert_flag;
 int help_flag;
 int version_flag;
 
 int master_key_fd = -1;
 
-char *enctype_str = "des3-cbc-sha1";
+const char *enctype_str = "des3-cbc-sha1";
 
 struct getargs args[] = {
     { "enctype", 'e', arg_string, &enctype_str, "encryption type" },