diff --git a/ssl/ssl_ciph.c b/ssl/ssl_ciph.c
index da231de213..260ed1fb5e 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_ciph.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_ciph.c
@@ -959,13 +959,13 @@ STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *ssl_create_cipher_list(const SSL_METHOD *ssl_method,
 char *SSL_CIPHER_description(SSL_CIPHER *cipher, char *buf, int len)
 	{
 	int is_export,pkl,kl;
-	char *ver,*exp_str;
-	char *kx,*au,*enc,*mac;
+	const char *ver,*exp_str;
+	const char *kx,*au,*enc,*mac;
 	unsigned long alg,alg2,alg_s;
 #ifdef KSSL_DEBUG
-	static char *format="%-23s %s Kx=%-8s Au=%-4s Enc=%-9s Mac=%-4s%s AL=%lx\n";
+	static const char *format="%-23s %s Kx=%-8s Au=%-4s Enc=%-9s Mac=%-4s%s AL=%lx\n";
 #else
-	static char *format="%-23s %s Kx=%-8s Au=%-4s Enc=%-9s Mac=%-4s%s\n";
+	static const char *format="%-23s %s Kx=%-8s Au=%-4s Enc=%-9s Mac=%-4s%s\n";
 #endif /* KSSL_DEBUG */
 
 	alg=cipher->algorithms;
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_txt.c b/ssl/ssl_txt.c
index 40b76b1b26..faea41caa0 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_txt.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_txt.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int SSL_SESSION_print_fp(FILE *fp, SSL_SESSION *x)
 int SSL_SESSION_print(BIO *bp, SSL_SESSION *x)
 	{
 	unsigned int i;
-	char *s;
+	const char *s;
 
 	if (x == NULL) goto err;
 	if (BIO_puts(bp,"SSL-Session:\n") <= 0) goto err;