diff --git a/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h b/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h
index f4f672bbfd..1b5cdb0b02 100644
--- a/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h
+++ b/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ 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();
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ private:
 
 class BGLScreen : public BWindowScreen {
 public:
-				BGLScreen(char *name,
+				BGLScreen(const char *name,
 					ulong screenMode, ulong options,
 					status_t *error, bool debug=false);
 				~BGLScreen();
diff --git a/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp b/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp
index d55b2fa8e7..9fee69465e 100644
--- a/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct glview_direct_info {
 };
 
 
-BGLView::BGLView(BRect rect, char *name, ulong resizingMode, ulong mode,
+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)
 	fGc(NULL),
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ BGLView &BGLView::operator=(const BGLView &v)
 
 // TODO: implement BGLScreen class...
 
-BGLScreen::BGLScreen(char *name, ulong screenMode, ulong options,
+BGLScreen::BGLScreen(const char *name, ulong screenMode, ulong options,
 			status_t *error, bool debug)
   : BWindowScreen(name, screenMode, error, debug)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/kits/opengl/glinfo/GLInfo.cpp b/src/tests/kits/opengl/glinfo/GLInfo.cpp
index dc068e9e19..58a319c572 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/opengl/glinfo/GLInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/kits/opengl/glinfo/GLInfo.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private:
 };
 
 
-void AddItem(BListView *list, int level, char *text, ...)
+void AddItem(BListView *list, int level, const char *text, ...)
 {
 	char buffer[512];
 	va_list arg;