diff --git a/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev.c b/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev.c
index a11f86f14..ff93d6e4c 100644
--- a/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev.c
+++ b/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static Uint8 EVDEV_MouseButtons[] = {
     SDL_BUTTON_X2 + 3           /*  BTN_TASK        0x117 */
 };
 
-static char* EVDEV_consoles[] = {
+static const char* EVDEV_consoles[] = {
     "/proc/self/fd/0",
     "/dev/tty",
     "/dev/tty0",
diff --git a/src/core/linux/SDL_udev.c b/src/core/linux/SDL_udev.c
index 24e187c5a..cf66331e7 100644
--- a/src/core/linux/SDL_udev.c
+++ b/src/core/linux/SDL_udev.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "SDL.h"
 
-static char* SDL_UDEV_LIBS[] = { "libudev.so.1", "libudev.so.0" };
+static const char* SDL_UDEV_LIBS[] = { "libudev.so.1", "libudev.so.0" };
 
 #define _THIS SDL_UDEV_PrivateData *_this
 static _THIS = NULL;