1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pp_sys.c b/pp_sys.c
index 00faa7711f..ab28ed65d9 100644
--- a/pp_sys.c
+++ b/pp_sys.c
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ void endservent(void);
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(PERL_EFF_ACCESS) && defined(HAS_ACCESSX) && defined(ACC_SELF)
-    /* AIX */
-#   define PERL_EFF_ACCESS(p,f) (accessx((p), (f), ACC_SELF))
+    /* AIX's accessx() doesn't declare its argument const, unlike every other platform */
+#   define PERL_EFF_ACCESS(p,f) (accessx((char*)(p), (f), ACC_SELF))
 #endif