diff --git a/bsp/at91sam9260/platform/interrupt.c b/bsp/at91sam9260/platform/interrupt.c
index b6231e3f03..7a83fca494 100644
--- a/bsp/at91sam9260/platform/interrupt.c
+++ b/bsp/at91sam9260/platform/interrupt.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ void rt_hw_interrupt_umask(int irq)
  * @return old handler
  */
 rt_isr_handler_t rt_hw_interrupt_install(int vector, rt_isr_handler_t handler, 
-                                    void *param, char *name)
+                                    void *param, const char *name)
 {
     rt_isr_handler_t old_handler = RT_NULL;