diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
index c3f2580cef..15eda5472f 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ struct _Edje_Aspect
 
 struct _Edje_String
 {
-   char *str;
+   const char *str;
    unsigned int id;
 };