diff --git a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-a9/cpu/interrupt.c b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-a9/cpu/interrupt.c
index febf86a66e20aba70b204b689a85810fe0fd25bd..d553188e931c57584fd1e9f9e0f4e1e8d0c224aa 100644
--- a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-a9/cpu/interrupt.c
+++ b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-a9/cpu/interrupt.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void rt_hw_interrupt_umask(int vector)
  * @param old_handler the old interrupt service routine
  */
 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;