1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index b1c6b38567f0..34d1e853829d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
-static char                     *file_name;
+static const char               *file_name;
 static char                     name_buffer[256];
 
 bool                            perf_host = 1;