diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e791b4b..75bce6e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Mon Oct 17 06:25:44 CDT 2005	Jeff Smith <whydoubt@yahoo.com>
 	* src/util/mdb-prop.c: General cleanup
 	* HACKING: Correct info about MDBICONV
+	* include/mdbtools.h:
+	* src/libmdb/backend.c: Make backend_name parameter a const char *
 
 Wed Sep  7 08:28:28 EDT 2005	Brian Bruns <brian@bruns.com>
 	* src/util/mdb-export.c: Add -q and -X flags.  Make -R and -d handle escaped characters properly
diff --git a/include/mdbtools.h b/include/mdbtools.h
index 1264300..24bf730 100644
--- a/include/mdbtools.h
+++ b/include/mdbtools.h
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ extern int  mdb_coltype_takes_length(MdbBackend *backend, int col_type);
 extern void mdb_init_backends();
 extern void mdb_register_backend(MdbBackendType *backend, char *backend_name);
 extern void mdb_remove_backends();
-extern int  mdb_set_default_backend(MdbHandle *mdb, char *backend_name);
+extern int  mdb_set_default_backend(MdbHandle *mdb, const char *backend_name);
 extern char *mdb_get_relationships(MdbHandle *mdb);
 
 /* sargs.c */
diff --git a/src/libmdb/backend.c b/src/libmdb/backend.c
index 4ee0647..f68755b 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/backend.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/backend.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static gboolean mdb_drop_backend(gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer data)
  *
  * Returns: 1 if successful, 0 if unsuccessful.
  */
-int mdb_set_default_backend(MdbHandle *mdb, char *backend_name)
+int mdb_set_default_backend(MdbHandle *mdb, const char *backend_name)
 {
 	MdbBackend *backend;