diff --git a/libobs/obs.c b/libobs/obs.c
index 123320b4e..f835b05a1 100644
--- a/libobs/obs.c
+++ b/libobs/obs.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ char *obs_find_data_file(const char *file)
 {
 	struct dstr path = {0};
 
-	const char *result = find_libobs_data_file(file);
+	char *result = find_libobs_data_file(file);
 	if (result)
 		return result;