diff --git a/source/src/command.cpp b/source/src/command.cpp
index 93ef2a3d..3edb44d9 100644
--- a/source/src/command.cpp
+++ b/source/src/command.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ char *executeret(const char *p)                            // all evaluation hap
 
         p += strcspn(p, ";\n\0");
         cont = *p++!=0;                         // more statements if this isn't the end of the string
-        char *c = w[0];
+        const char *c = w[0];
         if(!*c) continue;                       // empty statement
 
         DELETEA(retval);
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ char *executeret(const char *p)                            // all evaluation hap
                 case '=':
                     DELETEA(w[1]);
                     swap(w[0], w[1]);
-                    c = (char *)"alias";
+                    c = "alias";
                     break;
             }
         }