diff --git a/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h b/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h
index 67a750b2e0..e54a8c933f 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h
@@ -938,8 +938,7 @@ LDAP_SLAPD_F (int) syn_schema_info( Entry *e );
  * user.c
  */
 #if defined(HAVE_PWD_H) && defined(HAVE_GRP_H)
-LDAP_SLAPD_F (void) slap_init_user LDAP_P((
-	const char *username, const char *groupname ));
+LDAP_SLAPD_F (void) slap_init_user LDAP_P(( char *username, char *groupname ));
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/servers/slapd/user.c b/servers/slapd/user.c
index 1eb007938f..e12c6032a3 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/user.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/user.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  */
 
 void
-slap_init_user( const char *user, const char *group )
+slap_init_user( char *user, char *group )
 {
     uid_t	uid = 0;
     gid_t	gid = 0;