diff --git a/src/apps/people/PeopleView.cpp b/src/apps/people/PeopleView.cpp
index 96f30d0414..3922dc4cc7 100644
--- a/src/apps/people/PeopleView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/people/PeopleView.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 
-TPeopleView::TPeopleView(BRect rect, char *title, entry_ref *ref)
+TPeopleView::TPeopleView(BRect rect, const char *title, entry_ref *ref)
 		   :BView(rect, title, B_FOLLOW_NONE, B_WILL_DRAW)
 {
 	if (ref)
diff --git a/src/apps/people/PeopleView.h b/src/apps/people/PeopleView.h
index 22b2c867a8..3d1fbe05fc 100644
--- a/src/apps/people/PeopleView.h
+++ b/src/apps/people/PeopleView.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class TTextControl;
 
 class TPeopleView : public BView {
 	public:
-		TPeopleView(BRect rect, char* title, entry_ref* ref);
+		TPeopleView(BRect rect, const char* title, entry_ref* ref);
 		~TPeopleView(void);
 
 		virtual	void	AttachedToWindow(void);
diff --git a/src/apps/people/PeopleWindow.cpp b/src/apps/people/PeopleWindow.cpp
index 53dc6be2a5..ce9008df88 100644
--- a/src/apps/people/PeopleWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/people/PeopleWindow.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 
-TPeopleWindow::TPeopleWindow(BRect frame, char *title, entry_ref *ref)
+TPeopleWindow::TPeopleWindow(BRect frame, const char *title, entry_ref *ref)
 	: BWindow(frame, title, B_TITLED_WINDOW, B_NOT_RESIZABLE | B_NOT_ZOOMABLE),
 	fPanel(NULL)
 {
diff --git a/src/apps/people/PeopleWindow.h b/src/apps/people/PeopleWindow.h
index fee86eac0d..3d6457ffad 100644
--- a/src/apps/people/PeopleWindow.h
+++ b/src/apps/people/PeopleWindow.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 
 	entry_ref		*fRef;
 
-					TPeopleWindow(BRect, char*, entry_ref*);
+					TPeopleWindow(BRect, const char*, entry_ref*);
 					~TPeopleWindow(void);
 	virtual void	MenusBeginning(void);
 	virtual void	MessageReceived(BMessage*);