diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm.c b/target/ppc/kvm.c
index 51249ce..8881762 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-bool kvmppc_is_mem_backend_page_size_ok(char *obj_path)
+bool kvmppc_is_mem_backend_page_size_ok(const char *obj_path)
 {
     Object *mem_obj = object_resolve_path(obj_path, NULL);
     char *mempath = object_property_get_str(mem_obj, "mem-path", NULL);
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
 {
 }
 
-bool kvmppc_is_mem_backend_page_size_ok(char *obj_path)
+bool kvmppc_is_mem_backend_page_size_ok(const char *obj_path)
 {
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h b/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
index f48243d..eab7c8f 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 int kvmppc_put_books_sregs(PowerPCCPU *cpu);
 PowerPCCPUClass *kvm_ppc_get_host_cpu_class(void);
 
-bool kvmppc_is_mem_backend_page_size_ok(char *obj_path);
+bool kvmppc_is_mem_backend_page_size_ok(const char *obj_path);
 
 #else
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
     return ram_size;
 }
 
-static inline bool kvmppc_is_mem_backend_page_size_ok(char *obj_path)
+static inline bool kvmppc_is_mem_backend_page_size_ok(const char *obj_path)
 {
     return true;
 }