diff --git a/writefrudata.C b/writefrudata.C
index ee94d79..bccaf0a 100644
--- a/writefrudata.C
+++ b/writefrudata.C
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@
     int rc = 0;
 
     // What we need is BOARD_1, PRODUCT_1, CHASSIS_1 etc..
-    char *inv_bus_name = NULL, *inv_obj_path, *inv_intf_name;
+    const char *inv_bus_name = NULL, *inv_obj_path = NULL,
+               *inv_intf_name = NULL;
     char fru_area_name[16] = {0};
     char *sys_bus_name = NULL;
     sprintf(fru_area_name,"%s%d",iv_name.c_str(), iv_fruid);
@@ -595,7 +596,7 @@
     sd_bus_error bus_error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
     sd_bus_message *response = NULL;
     int rc = 0;
-    char *areas = NULL;
+    const char *areas = NULL;
     char *sys_bus_name = NULL;
 
 #ifdef __IPMI_DEBUG__