diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_entry.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_entry.c
index 886678fde1..595166b7fe 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_entry.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_entry.c
@@ -2792,7 +2792,7 @@ elm_entry_cursor_is_visible_format_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
    return edje_object_part_text_cursor_is_visible_format_get(wd->ent, "elm.text", EDJE_CURSOR_MAIN);
 }
 
-EAPI const char *
+EAPI char *
 elm_entry_cursor_content_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
 {
    ELM_CHECK_WIDTYPE(obj, widtype) NULL;
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_entry.h b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_entry.h
index 5bd8290d72..6c814a9fcd 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_entry.h
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_entry.h
@@ -668,12 +668,12 @@ EAPI Eina_Bool          elm_entry_cursor_is_visible_format_get(const Evas_Object
  * This function returns a string with the utf8 character stored at the
  * current cursor position.
  * Only the text is returned, any format that may exist will not be part
- * of the return value.
+ * of the return value. You must free the string when done with free().
  *
  * @param obj The entry object
  * @return The text pointed by the cursors.
  */
-EAPI const char        *elm_entry_cursor_content_get(const Evas_Object *obj);
+EAPI char              *elm_entry_cursor_content_get(const Evas_Object *obj);
 
 /**
  * This function returns the geometry of the cursor.