diff --git a/libc/include/dlfcn.h b/libc/include/dlfcn.h
index a53f664..9aa4a1f 100644
--- a/libc/include/dlfcn.h
+++ b/libc/include/dlfcn.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 void* dlopen(const char* filename, int flag);
 int dlclose(void* _Nonnull handle);
-const char* dlerror(void);
+char* dlerror(void);
 void* dlsym(void* handle, const char* _Nonnull symbol);
 void* dlvsym(void* handle, const char* _Nonnull symbol, const char* _Nonnull version) __INTRODUCED_IN(24);
 int dladdr(const void* addr, Dl_info* _Nonnull info);
diff --git a/libdl/libdl.c b/libdl/libdl.c
index b62ee5c..4cc4dea 100644
--- a/libdl/libdl.c
+++ b/libdl/libdl.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 void* dlopen(const char* filename __unused, int flag __unused) { return 0; }
 
-const char* dlerror(void) { return 0; }
+char* dlerror(void) { return 0; }
 
 void* dlsym(void* handle __unused, const char* symbol __unused) { return 0; }
 
diff --git a/linker/dlfcn.cpp b/linker/dlfcn.cpp
index 4d9a218..3ac61d7 100644
--- a/linker/dlfcn.cpp
+++ b/linker/dlfcn.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 
 static pthread_mutex_t g_dl_mutex = PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP;
 
-static const char* __bionic_set_dlerror(char* new_value) {
+static char* __bionic_set_dlerror(char* new_value) {
   char** dlerror_slot = &reinterpret_cast<char**>(__get_tls())[TLS_SLOT_DLERROR];
 
-  const char* old_value = *dlerror_slot;
+  char* old_value = *dlerror_slot;
   *dlerror_slot = new_value;
   return old_value;
 }
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
   __bionic_set_dlerror(buffer);
 }
 
-const char* dlerror() {
-  const char* old_value = __bionic_set_dlerror(nullptr);
+char* dlerror() {
+  char* old_value = __bionic_set_dlerror(nullptr);
   return old_value;
 }