diff --git a/stand/common/bootstrap.h b/stand/common/bootstrap.h
index cc198490ac3..0c6462f8d1a 100644
--- a/stand/common/bootstrap.h
+++ b/stand/common/bootstrap.h
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void unload(void);
 struct preloaded_file *file_alloc(void);
 struct preloaded_file *file_findfile(const char *name, const char *type);
 struct file_metadata *file_findmetadata(struct preloaded_file *fp, int type);
-struct preloaded_file *file_loadraw(const char *name, char *type, int insert);
+struct preloaded_file *file_loadraw(const char *name, const char *type, int insert);
 void file_discard(struct preloaded_file *fp);
 void file_addmetadata(struct preloaded_file *, int, size_t, void *);
 int file_addmodule(struct preloaded_file *, char *, int,
diff --git a/stand/common/module.c b/stand/common/module.c
index 29228f0de22..0c9dbcb53c2 100644
--- a/stand/common/module.c
+++ b/stand/common/module.c
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ file_load_dependencies(struct preloaded_file *base_file)
  * no arguments or anything.
  */
 struct preloaded_file *
-file_loadraw(const char *fname, char *type, int insert)
+file_loadraw(const char *fname, const char *type, int insert)
 {
 	struct preloaded_file	*fp;
 	char			*name;