diff --git a/modules/objfmts/elf/elf-machine.h b/modules/objfmts/elf/elf-machine.h
index 0d8933b..51a4ca7 100644
--- a/modules/objfmts/elf/elf-machine.h
+++ b/modules/objfmts/elf/elf-machine.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     func_write_reloc write_reloc;
     func_write_proghead write_proghead;
 
-    const elf_machine_ssym *ssyms;      /* array of "special" syms */
+    elf_machine_ssym *ssyms;            /* array of "special" syms */
     const size_t num_ssyms;             /* size of array */
 
     const int bits;                     /* usually 32 or 64 */
diff --git a/modules/objfmts/elf/elf-x86-x86.c b/modules/objfmts/elf/elf-x86-x86.c
index 3c5157f..6e523a6 100644
--- a/modules/objfmts/elf/elf-x86-x86.c
+++ b/modules/objfmts/elf/elf-x86-x86.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "elf.h"
 #include "elf-machine.h"
 
-static const elf_machine_ssym elf_x86_x86_ssyms[] = {
+static elf_machine_ssym elf_x86_x86_ssyms[] = {
     {"plt",         ELF_SSYM_SYM_RELATIVE,  R_386_PLT32,        32},
     {"gotoff",      0,                      R_386_GOTOFF,       32},
     /* special one for NASM */