1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/loginutils/passwd.c b/loginutils/passwd.c
index 5c822b190..ab20f2807 100644
--- a/loginutils/passwd.c
+++ b/loginutils/passwd.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static void crypt_make_salt(char *p, int cnt)
 static char* new_password(const struct passwd *pw, uid_t myuid, int algo)
 {
         char salt[sizeof("$N$XXXXXXXX")]; /* "$N$XXXXXXXX" or "XX" */
-        char *orig = "";
+        char *orig = (char*)"";
         char *newp = NULL;
         char *cipher = NULL;
         char *cp = NULL;
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int passwd_main(int argc, char **argv)
                 /*STATE_ALGO_des = 0x20, not needed yet */
         };
         unsigned opt;
-        char *opt_a = "";
+        const char *opt_a = "";
         const char *filename;
         char *myname;
         char *name;