diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_input/Ecore_Input.h b/src/lib/ecore_input/Ecore_Input.h
index 8139f563d7..6853e764b5 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_input/Ecore_Input.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_input/Ecore_Input.h
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ extern "C" {
     * @return name of joystick.
     * @since 1.20
     */
-   EAPI Eina_Slstr *ecore_input_joystick_name_get(int index);
+   EAPI const char *ecore_input_joystick_name_get(int index);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_input/ecore_input_joystick.c b/src/lib/ecore_input/ecore_input_joystick.c
index 58fbedef67..28f527bc89 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_input/ecore_input_joystick.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_input/ecore_input_joystick.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ ecore_input_joystick_event_axis_deadzone_get(void)
    return _event_axis_deadzone;
 }
 
-EAPI Eina_Slstr *
+EAPI const char *
 ecore_input_joystick_name_get(int index)
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_EEZE) && defined(JSIOCGNAME)