diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 163af2e97..ae4fa58be 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ uint64_t komodo_accrued_interest(int32_t *txheightp,uint32_t *locktimep,uint256
 int32_t komodo_isrealtime(int32_t *kmdheightp)
 {
     struct komodo_state *sp;
-    if ( (sp= komodo_stateptrget("KMD")) != 0 )
+    if ( (sp= komodo_stateptrget((char *)"KMD")) != 0 )
         *kmdheightp = sp->CURRENT_HEIGHT;
     else *kmdheightp = 0;
     if ( *kmdheightp != 0 && *kmdheightp == (int32_t)komodo_longestchain() )
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index c2b4f4b4f..d77d8ed72 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1485,20 +1485,20 @@ void komodo_nameset(char *symbol,char *dest,char *source)
 {
     if ( source[0] == 0 )
     {
-        strcpy(symbol,"KMD");
-        strcpy(dest,"BTC");
+        strcpy(symbol,(char *)"KMD");
+        strcpy(dest,(char *)"BTC");
     }
     else
     {
         strcpy(symbol,source);
-        strcpy(dest,"KMD");
+        strcpy(dest,(char *)"KMD");
     }
 }
 
 struct komodo_state *komodo_stateptrget(char *base)
 {
     int32_t baseid;
-    if ( base == 0 || base[0] == 0 || strcmp(base,"KMD") == 0 )
+    if ( base == 0 || base[0] == 0 || strcmp(base,(char *)"KMD") == 0 )
         return(&KOMODO_STATES[33]);
     else if ( (baseid= komodo_baseid(base)) >= 0 )
         return(&KOMODO_STATES[baseid+1]);