diff --git a/programs/util.c b/programs/util.c
index 56a0124ff..785a37535 100644
--- a/programs/util.c
+++ b/programs/util.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ int UTIL_chmod(char const* filename, mode_t permissions)
     return chmod(filename, permissions);
 }
 
-int UTIL_setFileStat(const char *filename, stat_t *statbuf)
+int UTIL_setFileStat(const char *filename, const stat_t *statbuf)
 {
     int res = 0;
 
diff --git a/programs/util.h b/programs/util.h
index 0b58dfbbf..7618e2489 100644
--- a/programs/util.h
+++ b/programs/util.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int UTIL_isFIFO(const char* infilename);
 U64 UTIL_getFileSize(const char* infilename);
 U64 UTIL_getTotalFileSize(const char* const * fileNamesTable, unsigned nbFiles);
 int UTIL_getFileStat(const char* infilename, stat_t* statbuf);
-int UTIL_setFileStat(const char* filename, stat_t* statbuf);
+int UTIL_setFileStat(const char* filename, const stat_t* statbuf);
 int UTIL_getDirectoryStat(const char* infilename, stat_t* statbuf);
 int UTIL_chmod(char const* filename, mode_t permissions);   /*< like chmod, but avoid changing permission of /dev/null */
 int UTIL_compareStr(const void *p1, const void *p2);