diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 63230566897..6d51c7dc612 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-01-21  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdbtypes.c (init_type): Make 'name' const.
+	* gdbtypes.h (init_type): Update.
+
 2013-01-21  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
 	* buildsym.c (patch_subfile_names): Use set_last_source_file.
diff --git a/gdb/gdbtypes.c b/gdb/gdbtypes.c
index 588524195a5..6a4b152bc22 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbtypes.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbtypes.c
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@ allocate_gnat_aux_type (struct type *type)
 
 struct type *
 init_type (enum type_code code, int length, int flags,
-	   char *name, struct objfile *objfile)
+	   const char *name, struct objfile *objfile)
 {
   struct type *type;
 
diff --git a/gdb/gdbtypes.h b/gdb/gdbtypes.h
index 8b340a32bca..0ca7a87dae7 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbtypes.h
+++ b/gdb/gdbtypes.h
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ extern struct type *alloc_type_copy (const struct type *);
 extern struct gdbarch *get_type_arch (const struct type *);
 
 /* Helper function to construct objfile-owned types.  */
-extern struct type *init_type (enum type_code, int, int, char *,
+extern struct type *init_type (enum type_code, int, int, const char *,
 			       struct objfile *);
 
 /* Helper functions to construct architecture-owned types.  */