diff --git a/libsepol/cil/src/cil_policy.c b/libsepol/cil/src/cil_policy.c
index 729b6e06..6d4987c4 100644
--- a/libsepol/cil/src/cil_policy.c
+++ b/libsepol/cil/src/cil_policy.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static void cil_classes_to_policy(FILE *out, struct cil_list *classorder)
 	}
 }
 
-static void cil_defaults_to_policy(FILE *out, struct cil_list *defaults, char *kind)
+static void cil_defaults_to_policy(FILE *out, struct cil_list *defaults, const char *kind)
 {
 	struct cil_list_item *i1, *i2, *i3;
 	struct cil_default *def;