diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/utils.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/utils.cpp
index 6dfd7a8..b301058 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/utils.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/utils.cpp
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
 }
 
 void create_parent_dirs(const char *path) {
-    char *chp = (char*) path;
+    char *chp = const_cast<char *> (path);
 
     /* skip initial slash */
     if (chp[0] == '/')