diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
index 394cc9ae4d..84532a96a0 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ struct dns_view {
 					 (view)->magic == DNS_VIEW_MAGIC)
 
 isc_result_t
-dns_view_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_rdataclass_t rdclass, char *name,
-		dns_view_t **viewp);
+dns_view_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_rdataclass_t rdclass,
+		const char *name, dns_view_t **viewp);
 /*
  * Create a view.
  *
diff --git a/lib/dns/view.c b/lib/dns/view.c
index dd5a05a0d7..c710ec1d5a 100644
--- a/lib/dns/view.c
+++ b/lib/dns/view.c
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 #include "../isc/util.h"		/* XXXRTH */
 
 isc_result_t
-dns_view_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_rdataclass_t rdclass, char *name,
-		dns_view_t **viewp)
+dns_view_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_rdataclass_t rdclass,
+		const char *name, dns_view_t **viewp)
 {
 	dns_view_t *view;
 	isc_result_t result;