diff --git a/mcstrans/src/mcscolor.c b/mcstrans/src/mcscolor.c
index 558c2a0e..e713da9a 100644
--- a/mcstrans/src/mcscolor.c
+++ b/mcstrans/src/mcscolor.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ typedef struct setab {
 #define N_COLOR		4
 
 #define AUX_RULE_COLOR "color"
-static char *rules[] = { "user", "role", "type", "range" };
+static const char *rules[] = { "user", "role", "type", "range" };
 
 static setab_t *clist[N_COLOR];
 static setab_t *cend[N_COLOR];
diff --git a/mcstrans/src/mcstransd.c b/mcstrans/src/mcstransd.c
index a5ed3618..d7fc5dea 100644
--- a/mcstrans/src/mcstransd.c
+++ b/mcstrans/src/mcstransd.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ send_response(int fd, uint32_t function, char *data, int32_t ret_val)
 	ssize_t count;
 
 	if (!data)
-		data = "";
+		data = (char *)"";
 
 	data_size = strlen(data) + 1;