diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/example/amd_smi_drm_example.cc b/projects/amdsmi/example/amd_smi_drm_example.cc
index 47155f7324..2092eecdbf 100644
--- a/projects/amdsmi/example/amd_smi_drm_example.cc
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/example/amd_smi_drm_example.cc
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ int main() {
                       << "(UINTX MAX are unsupported for the version in question) ** " << "\n\n";
 
             // Get nearest GPUs
-            char *topology_link_type_str[] = {
+            const char *topology_link_type_str[] = {
                 "AMDSMI_LINK_TYPE_INTERNAL",
                 "AMDSMI_LINK_TYPE_XGMI",
                 "AMDSMI_LINK_TYPE_PCIE",
diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/example/amd_smi_nodrm_example.cc b/projects/amdsmi/example/amd_smi_nodrm_example.cc
index 583af1a178..7860b735bc 100644
--- a/projects/amdsmi/example/amd_smi_nodrm_example.cc
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/example/amd_smi_nodrm_example.cc
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ int main() {
             }
 
             // Get nearest GPUs
-            char *topology_link_type_str[] = {
+            const char *topology_link_type_str[] = {
                 "AMDSMI_LINK_TYPE_INTERNAL",
                 "AMDSMI_LINK_TYPE_XGMI",
                 "AMDSMI_LINK_TYPE_PCIE",