diff --git a/examples/intrinsics/knc.h b/examples/intrinsics/knc.h
index 5c6f6a50..0a6dc8cb 100644
--- a/examples/intrinsics/knc.h
+++ b/examples/intrinsics/knc.h
@@ -208,11 +208,10 @@ struct vec16 {
 
 PRE_ALIGN(16) struct __vec16_i8   : public vec16<int8_t> { 
     FORCEINLINE __vec16_i8() { }
-    
-    FORCEINLINE __vec16_i8(int8_t v0, int8_t v1, int8_t v2, int8_t v3, 
-                           int8_t v4, int8_t v5, int8_t v6, int8_t v7,
-                           int8_t v8, int8_t v9, int8_t v10, int8_t v11, 
-                           int8_t v12, int8_t v13, int8_t v14, int8_t v15)
+    FORCEINLINE __vec16_i8(const int  v0, const int  v1, const int  v2, const int  v3, 
+                           const int  v4, const int  v5, const int  v6, const int  v7,
+                           const int  v8, const int  v9, const int  v10, const int  v11, 
+                           const int  v12, const int  v13, const int  v14, const int  v15)
         : vec16<int8_t>(v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7,
                         v8, v9, v10, v11, v12, v13, v14, v15) { }
     FORCEINLINE __vec16_i8(const __vec16_i8 &o);