diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.c
index 5646b5a3f9..7f28d25ab4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.c
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@ gst_vulkan_get_or_create_image_view (GstVulkanImageMemory * image)
  * Since: 1.18
  */
 GstVulkanHandle *
-gst_vulkan_create_shader (GstVulkanDevice * device, gchar * code, gsize size,
-    GError ** error)
+gst_vulkan_create_shader (GstVulkanDevice * device, const gchar * code,
+    gsize size, GError ** error)
 {
   VkShaderModule shader;
   VkResult res;
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ gst_vulkan_create_shader (GstVulkanDevice * device, gchar * code, gsize size,
       .pNext = NULL,
       .flags = 0,
       .codeSize = size,
-      .pCode = (guint32 *) code
+      .pCode = (const guint32 *) code
   };
   /* *INDENT-ON* */
   guint32 first_word;
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ gst_vulkan_create_shader (GstVulkanDevice * device, gchar * code, gsize size,
       || first_word == SPIRV_MAGIC_NUMBER_OE, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
   if (first_word == SPIRV_MAGIC_NUMBER_OE) {
     /* endianness swap... */
-    guint32 *old_code = (guint32 *) code;
+    const guint32 *old_code = (const guint32 *) code;
     gsize i;
 
     GST_DEBUG ("performaing endianness conversion on spirv shader of size %"
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.h
index 194650e750..eddc55e5d2 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ GstVulkanImageView *    gst_vulkan_get_or_create_image_view     (GstVulkanImageM
 
 GST_VULKAN_API
 GstVulkanHandle *       gst_vulkan_create_shader                (GstVulkanDevice * device,
-                                                                 gchar * code,
+                                                                 const gchar * code,
                                                                  gsize size,
                                                                  GError ** error);