diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 944c245722..608bfb8842 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-07-24  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* solib.c (solib_add): Make "pattern" const.
+	* solib.h (solib_add): Update.
+
 2014-07-24  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
 	* remote.c (remote_serial_open, print_packet, putpkt)
diff --git a/gdb/solib.c b/gdb/solib.c
index e0afca0a2e..c8f141fba7 100644
--- a/gdb/solib.c
+++ b/gdb/solib.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ libpthread_solib_p (struct so_list *so)
    FROM_TTY and TARGET are as described for update_solib_list, above.  */
 
 void
-solib_add (char *pattern, int from_tty,
+solib_add (const char *pattern, int from_tty,
 	   struct target_ops *target, int readsyms)
 {
   struct so_list *gdb;
diff --git a/gdb/solib.h b/gdb/solib.h
index 29fe8f7326..4a7f56e428 100644
--- a/gdb/solib.h
+++ b/gdb/solib.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern void clear_solib (void);
 
 /* Called to add symbols from a shared library to gdb's symbol table.  */
 
-extern void solib_add (char *, int, struct target_ops *, int);
+extern void solib_add (const char *, int, struct target_ops *, int);
 extern int solib_read_symbols (struct so_list *, int);
 
 /* Function to be called when the inferior starts up, to discover the