diff --git a/code/qcommon/files.c b/code/qcommon/files.c
index 1bbbcc82..53751e72 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/files.c
+++ b/code/qcommon/files.c
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ FS_CreatePath
 Creates any directories needed to store the given filename
 ============
 */
-qboolean FS_CreatePath (char *OSPath) {
+qboolean FS_CreatePath (const char *OSPath) {
 	char	*ofs;
 	char	path[MAX_OSPATH];
 	
diff --git a/code/qcommon/qcommon.h b/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
index 6ce1336c..00592f9b 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
+++ b/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ void	FS_FreeFileList( char **list );
 
 qboolean FS_FileExists( const char *file );
 
-qboolean FS_CreatePath (char *OSPath);
+qboolean FS_CreatePath (const char *OSPath);
 
 int FS_FindVM(void **startSearch, char *found, int foundlen, const char *name, int enableDll);