diff --git a/src/crypto_impl.c b/src/crypto_impl.c
index 664cb629..c8f5d514 100644
--- a/src/crypto_impl.c
+++ b/src/crypto_impl.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ int sqlcipher_codec_ctx_set_cipher(codec_ctx *ctx, const char *cipher_name, int
 int sqlcipher_codec_ctx_get_cipher(Parse *pParse, codec_ctx *ctx, int for_ctx) {
   cipher_ctx *c_ctx = for_ctx ? ctx->write_ctx : ctx->read_ctx;
   EVP_CIPHER *evp_cipher = c_ctx->evp_cipher;
-  char* name = EVP_CIPHER_name(evp_cipher);
+  const char* name = EVP_CIPHER_name(evp_cipher);
   codec_vdbe_return_static_string(pParse, "cipher", name);
 
   return SQLITE_OK;