diff --git a/Python/codecs.c b/Python/codecs.c
index d4b34f8..4bd28ec 100644
--- a/Python/codecs.c
+++ b/Python/codecs.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@
 static int _PyCodecRegistry_Init(void)
 {
     static struct {
-        char *name;
+        const char *name;
         PyMethodDef def;
     } methods[] =
     {