diff --git a/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h b/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h
index 9084b5de7d..f2dbfc24cf 100644
--- a/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h
+++ b/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class GLRendererRoster;
 
 class BGLView : public BView {
 public:
-					BGLView(BRect rect, char* name,
+					BGLView(BRect rect, const char* name,
 						ulong resizingMode, ulong mode,
 						ulong options);
 	virtual			~BGLView();
diff --git a/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp b/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp
index f10aa6c50c..3285ebad11 100644
--- a/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ struct glview_direct_info {
 };
 
 
-BGLView::BGLView(BRect rect, char* name, ulong resizingMode, ulong mode,
-		ulong options)
+BGLView::BGLView(BRect rect, const char* name, ulong resizingMode, ulong mode,
+	ulong options)
 	:
 	BView(rect, name, B_FOLLOW_ALL_SIDES, mode | B_WILL_DRAW | B_FRAME_EVENTS),
 		//  | B_FULL_UPDATE_ON_RESIZE)