diff --git a/public/crtlib.c b/public/crtlib.c
index 11efccc3..2cc3e4e9 100644
--- a/public/crtlib.c
+++ b/public/crtlib.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ const char* Q_timestamp( int format )
 }
 
 #if !defined( HAVE_STRCASESTR )
-const char *Q_stristr( const char *string, const char *string2 )
+char *Q_stristr( const char *string, const char *string2 )
 {
 	int	c;
 	size_t	len;
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ const char *Q_stristr( const char *string, const char *string2 )
 		}
 		else return NULL;
 	}
-	return string;
+	return (char *)string;
 }
 #endif // !defined( HAVE_STRCASESTR )
 
diff --git a/public/crtlib.h b/public/crtlib.h
index 0bcf9ce7..43a0c775 100644
--- a/public/crtlib.h
+++ b/public/crtlib.h
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ static inline int Q_strncmp( const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t n )
 		( unlikely(!s2) ? 1 : strncmp( s1, s2, n ));
 }
 
-static inline const char *Q_strstr( const char *s1, const char *s2 )
+static inline char *Q_strstr( const char *s1, const char *s2 )
 {
-	return unlikely( !s1 || !s2 ) ? NULL : strstr( s1, s2 );
+	return unlikely( !s1 || !s2 ) ? NULL : (char*)strstr( s1, s2 );
 }
 
 // libc extensions, be careful
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ static inline int Q_strnicmp( const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t n )
 #if XASH_WIN32
 #define strcasestr stristr
 #endif
-static inline const char *Q_stristr( const char *s1, const char *s2 )
+static inline char *Q_stristr( const char *s1, const char *s2 )
 {
-	return unlikely( !s1 || !s2 ) ? NULL : strcasestr( s1, s2 );
+	return unlikely( !s1 || !s2 ) ? NULL : (char *)strcasestr( s1, s2 );
 }
 #else // defined( HAVE_STRCASESTR )
-const char *Q_stristr( const char *s1, const char *s2 );
+char *Q_stristr( const char *s1, const char *s2 );
 #endif // defined( HAVE_STRCASESTR )