diff --git a/src/ui/core.c b/src/ui/core.c
index 83839952..350c1294 100644
--- a/src/ui/core.c
+++ b/src/ui/core.c
@@ -920,8 +920,8 @@ ui_new_chat_win(const char * const to)
 
         if (contact != NULL) {
             if (strcmp(p_contact_presence(contact), "offline") == 0) {
-                const char const *show = p_contact_presence(contact);
-                const char const *status = p_contact_status(contact);
+                const char * const show = p_contact_presence(contact);
+                const char * const status = p_contact_status(contact);
                 _show_status_string(window, to, show, status, NULL, "--", "offline");
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/xmpp/roster.c b/src/xmpp/roster.c
index ed72d502..1f843169 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/roster.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/roster.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ roster_barejid_from_name(const char * const name)
 }
 
 PContact
-roster_get_contact(const char const *barejid)
+roster_get_contact(const char * const barejid)
 {
     return g_hash_table_lookup(contacts, barejid);
 }
diff --git a/src/xmpp/xmpp.h b/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
index 407fe0e2..f1b3ba6c 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
+++ b/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void caps_close(void);
 void roster_clear(void);
 gboolean roster_update_presence(const char * const barejid,
     Resource *resource, GDateTime *last_activity);
-PContact roster_get_contact(const char const *barejid);
+PContact roster_get_contact(const char * const barejid);
 gboolean roster_contact_offline(const char * const barejid,
     const char * const resource, const char * const status);
 void roster_reset_search_attempts(void);