diff --git a/kill.c b/kill.c
index 7930085..8a62b54 100644
--- a/kill.c
+++ b/kill.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ sig2name(const int sig)
 	return NULL; /* not reached */
 }
 
-const int
+int
 name2sig(const char *name)
 {
 	size_t i;