diff --git a/src/notaries_staked.cpp b/src/notaries_staked.cpp
index 33dfa8bb5..0741ecd58 100644
--- a/src/notaries_staked.cpp
+++ b/src/notaries_staked.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const char *notaries_STAKED3[][2] =
 
 int num_notaries_STAKED3 = (sizeof(notaries_STAKED3)/sizeof(*notaries_STAKED3));
 
-int is_STAKED(const *char chain_name) {
+int is_STAKED(const char *chain_name) {
   int STAKED = 0;
   if ( (strncmp(chain_name, "STKD", 4) == 0) || (strncmp(chain_name, "STAKED", 6) == 0) )
     STAKED = 1;
diff --git a/src/notaries_staked.h b/src/notaries_staked.h
index 7d3748d4e..d0df3906c 100644
--- a/src/notaries_staked.h
+++ b/src/notaries_staked.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ extern int num_notaries_STAKED2;
 extern const char *notaries_STAKED3[][2];
 extern int num_notaries_STAKED3;
 
-int is_STAKED(const *char chain_name);
+int is_STAKED(const char *chain_name);
 int STAKED_era(int timestamp);
 
 #endif