diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 060aecf60b76..7d496f0a9a30 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -8174,7 +8174,7 @@ static int kallsyms_cb(unsigned long long sym_addr, char sym_type,
 	struct bpf_object *obj = ctx;
 	const struct btf_type *t;
 	struct extern_desc *ext;
-	char *res;
+	const char *res;
 
 	res = strstr(sym_name, ".llvm.");
 	if (sym_type == 'd' && res)
@@ -11959,7 +11959,7 @@ static int resolve_full_path(const char *file, char *result, size_t result_sz)
 		if (!search_paths[i])
 			continue;
 		for (s = search_paths[i]; s != NULL; s = strchr(s, ':')) {
-			char *next_path;
+			const char *next_path;
 			int seg_len;
 
 			if (s[0] == ':')