diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
index f94261a01..b6d125128 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ typedef struct _InputDriverRec {
 
 typedef struct _InputInfoRec {
     struct _InputInfoRec *next;
-    const char *name;
-    const char *driver;
+    char *name;
+    char *driver;
 
     int flags;