diff --git a/libusb/hid.c b/libusb/hid.c
index 834a2d0..341346b 100644
--- a/libusb/hid.c
+++ b/libusb/hid.c
@@ -397,11 +397,7 @@ static wchar_t *get_usb_string(libusb_device_handle *dev, uint8_t idx)
 	size_t inbytes;
 	size_t outbytes;
 	size_t res;
-#ifdef __FreeBSD__
-	const char *inptr;
-#else
 	char *inptr;
-#endif
 	char *outptr;
 #endif