diff --git a/fs/binfmt_em86.c b/fs/binfmt_em86.c
index 490538536cb44b20dde69074da93d2866e9ccd3e..dd2d3f0cd55d8dfae7dabde8d0dbaf664033702f 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_em86.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_em86.c
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 
 static int load_em86(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
-	char *interp, *i_name, *i_arg;
+	const char *i_name, *i_arg;
+	char *interp;
 	struct file * file;
 	int retval;
 	struct elfhdr	elf_ex;