diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index 5fefc9b5b6..4e5bac10e9 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_core_default_dtmf_duration(uint32_t duration);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_console_set_complete(const char *string);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_console_set_alias(const char *string);
 
-SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_system(char *cmd, switch_bool_t wait);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_system(const char *cmd, switch_bool_t wait);
 
 ///\}
 
diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index 53d61bedce..e8411fa3d7 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC system_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_system(char *cmd, switch_bool_t wait)
+SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_system(const char *cmd, switch_bool_t wait)
 {
 	switch_thread_t *thread;
 	switch_threadattr_t *thd_attr;