diff --git a/src/command.h b/src/command.h
index 34d874759..0b4fab610 100644
--- a/src/command.h
+++ b/src/command.h
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ extern WInput *cmdline;
 
 WInput *command_new (int y, int x, int len);
 void do_cd_command (char *cmd);
-void command_insert (WInput * in, char *text, int insert_extra_space);
+void command_insert (WInput * in, const char *text, int insert_extra_space);
 
 #endif /* __COMMAND_H */