diff --git a/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c b/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c
index bf0128f68d..cee447f7eb 100644
--- a/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c
+++ b/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
  * @param error Error code to be converted
  * @return Corresponding error text (not thread-safe)
  */
-static char *const get_error_text(const int error)
+static const char *get_error_text(const int error)
 {
     static char error_buffer[255];
     av_strerror(error, error_buffer, sizeof(error_buffer));