diff --git a/libavformat/rtpdec_h264.c b/libavformat/rtpdec_h264.c
index d24fa3246b..8dab0d2c81 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtpdec_h264.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtpdec_h264.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void parse_profile_level_id(AVFormatContext *s,
 
 static int parse_sprop_parameter_sets(AVFormatContext *s,
                                       AVCodecContext *codec,
-                                      char *value)
+                                      const char *value)
 {
     char base64packet[1024];
     uint8_t decoded_packet[1024];