diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 5bffb732..ed96827b 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-11-20  Hrvoje Niksic  <hniksic@arsdigita.com>
+
+	* http.c (check_end): Constify.
+
 2000-11-20  Hrvoje Niksic  <hniksic@arsdigita.com>
 
 	* http.c (http_loop): If username and password are known, try the
diff --git a/src/http.c b/src/http.c
index b8c2a63c..4e14b3d6 100644
--- a/src/http.c
+++ b/src/http.c
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ mktime_from_utc (struct tm *t)
    "^ *(GMT|[+-][0-9]|$)", 0 otherwise.  P being NULL (a valid result of
    strptime()) is considered a failure and 0 is returned.  */
 static int
-check_end (char *p)
+check_end (const char *p)
 {
   if (!p)
     return 0;