diff --git a/src/bin/e_widget_image.c b/src/bin/e_widget_image.c
index 185538cb3..b76250863 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_widget_image.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_widget_image.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ e_widget_image_add_from_object(Evas *evas, Evas_Object *object, int minw, int mi
 }
 
 EAPI Evas_Object *
-e_widget_image_add_from_file(Evas *evas, char *file, int minw, int minh)
+e_widget_image_add_from_file(Evas *evas, const char *file, int minw, int minh)
 {   
    Evas_Object *obj, *o, *o2;
    E_Widget_Data *wd;
diff --git a/src/bin/e_widget_image.h b/src/bin/e_widget_image.h
index 4dbdff1b1..eea51fdbb 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_widget_image.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_widget_image.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define E_WIDGET_IMAGE_H
 
 EAPI Evas_Object     *e_widget_image_add_from_object(Evas *evas, Evas_Object *object, int minw, int minh);
-EAPI Evas_Object     *e_widget_image_add_from_file(Evas *evas, char *file, int minw, int minh);
+EAPI Evas_Object     *e_widget_image_add_from_file(Evas *evas, const char *file, int minw, int minh);
 EAPI void             e_widget_image_edje_set(Evas_Object *obj, char *file, char *part);
 EAPI void             e_widget_image_file_set(Evas_Object *obj, char *file);
 EAPI void             e_widget_image_file_key_set(Evas_Object *obj, char *file, char *key);