diff --git a/gi/overrides/gstmodule.c b/gi/overrides/gstmodule.c
index 4e26fdbebb..71f67aa9c9 100644
--- a/gi/overrides/gstmodule.c
+++ b/gi/overrides/gstmodule.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (pygst_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT pygst_debug
 
 static PyObject *
-gi_gst_get_type (gchar * type_name)
+gi_gst_get_type (const gchar * type_name)
 {
   PyObject *module, *dict;
 
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ fail:
   return -1;
 }
 
-void
+static void
 gi_gst_register_types (PyObject * d)
 {
   pyg_register_gtype_custom (GST_TYPE_FRACTION,
diff --git a/plugin/gstpythonplugin.c b/plugin/gstpythonplugin.c
index b9abafe6dd..df42bacfaf 100644
--- a/plugin/gstpythonplugin.c
+++ b/plugin/gstpythonplugin.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ gst_python_plugin_load_file (GstPlugin * plugin, const char *name)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_python_load_directory (GstPlugin * plugin, gchar * path)
+gst_python_load_directory (GstPlugin * plugin, const gchar * path)
 {
   GDir *dir;
   const gchar *file;