diff --git a/libs/gst/check/libcheck/strsignal.c b/libs/gst/check/libcheck/strsignal.c
index b79409ba8e..57e71cd3d4 100644
--- a/libs/gst/check/libcheck/strsignal.c
+++ b/libs/gst/check/libcheck/strsignal.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "libcompat.h"
 
-const char *
+char *
 strsignal (int sig)
 {
   static char signame[40];