diff --git a/ptxtools/ptxcc.cpp b/ptxtools/ptxcc.cpp
index dfdad2d1..474ab3ff 100644
--- a/ptxtools/ptxcc.cpp
+++ b/ptxtools/ptxcc.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void lGetAllArgs(int Argc, char *Argv[], int &argc, char *argv[128])
 }
 const char *lGetExt (const char *fspec) 
 {
-  char *e = strrchr (fspec, '.');
+  const char *e = strrchr (fspec, '.');
   return e;
 }