diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/curses.h b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/curses.h
index 88942c095e..40585d3ab2 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/curses.h
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/curses.h
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ int     intrflush(WINDOW *, bool);
 bool    isendwin(void);
 bool    is_linetouched(WINDOW *, int);
 bool    is_wintouched(WINDOW *);
-char   *keyname(int);
+const char   *keyname(int);
 int     keypad(WINDOW *, bool);
 char    killchar(void);
 int     leaveok(WINDOW *, bool);
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ WINDOW *subwin(WINDOW *, int, int, int, int);
 int     syncok(WINDOW *, bool);
 chtype  termattrs(void);
 attr_t  term_attrs(void);
-char   *termname(void);
+const char   *termname(void);
 void    timeout(int);
 int     touchline(WINDOW *, int, int);
 int     touchwin(WINDOW *);
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/pdcurses/keyname.c b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/pdcurses/keyname.c
index 4d300ff621..5bfeb6e5c9 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/pdcurses/keyname.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/pdcurses/keyname.c
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ RCSID("$Id: keyname.c,v 1.8 2008/07/13 16:08:18 wmcbrine Exp $")
 
 **man-end****************************************************************/
 
-char *keyname(int key)
+const char *keyname(int key)
 {
     /* Key names must be in exactly the same order as in curses.h */
 
-    static char *key_name[] =
+    static const char *key_name[] =
     {
         "KEY_BREAK", "KEY_DOWN", "KEY_UP", "KEY_LEFT", "KEY_RIGHT",
         "KEY_HOME", "KEY_BACKSPACE", "KEY_F0", "KEY_F(1)", "KEY_F(2)",
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/pdcurses/termattr.c b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/pdcurses/termattr.c
index f25ee95e03..7e49047b7f 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/pdcurses/termattr.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses-3.4/pdcurses/termattr.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ attr_t term_attrs(void)
            WA_RIGHT | WA_UNDERLINE;
 }
 
-char *termname(void)
+const char *termname(void)
 {
     PDC_LOG(("termname() - called\n"));