diff --git a/Modules/_bsddb.c b/Modules/_bsddb.c
index 647b143..c769a11 100644
--- a/Modules/_bsddb.c
+++ b/Modules/_bsddb.c
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@
     static char* kwnames[] = {
         "filename", "dbname", "dbtype", "flags", "mode", "txn", NULL};
     /* without dbname */
-    static const char* kwnames_basic[] = {
+    static char* kwnames_basic[] = {
         "filename", "dbtype", "flags", "mode", "txn", NULL};
 #else
     /* with dbname */