diff --git a/libavformat/flacdec.c b/libavformat/flacdec.c
index bbb28f435a..ecc47e6ccd 100644
--- a/libavformat/flacdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/flacdec.c
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ fail:
 
 static int flac_probe(AVProbeData *p)
 {
-    uint8_t *bufptr = p->buf;
-    uint8_t *end    = p->buf + p->buf_size;
+    const uint8_t *bufptr = p->buf;
+    const uint8_t *end    = p->buf + p->buf_size;
 
     if(bufptr > end-4 || memcmp(bufptr, "fLaC", 4)) return 0;
     else                                            return AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX/2;