diff --git a/src/lib/elput/elput_evdev.c b/src/lib/elput/elput_evdev.c
index 089bad513c..7a1b1cb0b3 100644
--- a/src/lib/elput/elput_evdev.c
+++ b/src/lib/elput/elput_evdev.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static int
 _keyboard_fd_get(off_t size)
 {
    int fd = 0;
-   const char *path;
+   char *path;
    char tmp[PATH_MAX];
    long flags;