diff --git a/js/src/js.cpp b/js/src/js.cpp
index c52539797973..cee6d6e08b02 100644
--- a/js/src/js.cpp
+++ b/js/src/js.cpp
@@ -2964,7 +2964,7 @@ Snarf(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, uintN argc, jsval *argv, jsval *rval)
 {
     JSString *str;
     const char *filename;
-    char *pathname;
+    const char *pathname;
     JSStackFrame *fp;
     JSBool ok;
     size_t cc, len;