diff --git a/WINGs/WINGs/WUtil.h b/WINGs/WINGs/WUtil.h
index a4e8f270..515bd18b 100644
--- a/WINGs/WINGs/WUtil.h
+++ b/WINGs/WINGs/WUtil.h
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ Bool WMWritePropListToFile(WMPropList *plist, const char *path);
 /* ---[ WINGs/userdefaults.c ]-------------------------------------------- */
 
 /* don't free the returned string */
-char* wusergnusteppath(void);
+const char* wusergnusteppath(void);
 
 /* Free the returned string when you no longer need it */
 char* wdefaultspathfordomain(const char *domain);
diff --git a/WINGs/userdefaults.c b/WINGs/userdefaults.c
index 7dd9931a..112f1f75 100644
--- a/WINGs/userdefaults.c
+++ b/WINGs/userdefaults.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ extern char *WMGetApplicationName();
 #define UD_SYNC_INTERVAL	2000
 #endif
 
-char *wusergnusteppath()
+const char *wusergnusteppath()
 {
 	static char *path = NULL;
 	char *gspath;