diff --git a/kerberos5/include/version.h b/kerberos5/include/version.h
index ea778ba971b..26fc6c845f9 100644
--- a/kerberos5/include/version.h
+++ b/kerberos5/include/version.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* $FreeBSD$ */
-const char *krb4_long_version = "@(#)$Version: krb4-1.0.5 (FreeBSD) $";
-const char *krb4_version = "krb4-1.0.5";
+char *krb4_long_version = "@(#)$Version: krb4-1.0.5 (FreeBSD) $";
+char *krb4_version = "krb4-1.0.5";
 const char *heimdal_long_version = "@(#)$Version: heimdal-0.3e (FreeBSD) $";
 const char *heimdal_version = "heimdal-0.3e";