diff --git a/src/efivarfs.c b/src/efivarfs.c
index 6c3f5253..ac12faf6 100644
--- a/src/efivarfs.c
+++ b/src/efivarfs.c
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
 #  define EFIVARFS_MAGIC 0xde5e81e4
 #endif
 
-static const char const default_efivarfs_path[] = "/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/";
+static char const default_efivarfs_path[] = "/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/";
 
-static const char const *
+static char const *
 get_efivarfs_path(void)
 {
 	static const char *path;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ get_efivarfs_path(void)
 static int
 efivarfs_probe(void)
 {
-	const char const *path = get_efivarfs_path();
+	const char *path = get_efivarfs_path();
 
 	if (!access(path, F_OK)) {
 		int rc = 0;
diff --git a/src/vars.c b/src/vars.c
index 43fc8b6a..297642c7 100644
--- a/src/vars.c
+++ b/src/vars.c
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
 #include "generics.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-static const char const default_vars_path[] = "/sys/firmware/efi/vars/";
+static const char default_vars_path[] = "/sys/firmware/efi/vars/";
 
-static const char const *
+static const char *
 get_vars_path(void)
 {
 	static const char *path;