diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
index dfe00e0ce..ee267fa76 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ void MainWindow::setProgram(Program *program) {
 // =====================================================
 SystemFlags debugger;
 
-bool hasCommandArgument(int argc, const char** argv,const string argName, int *foundIndex=NULL, int startLookupIndex=1,bool useArgParamLen=false) {
+bool hasCommandArgument(int argc, char** argv,const string argName, int *foundIndex=NULL, int startLookupIndex=1,bool useArgParamLen=false) {
 	bool result = false;
 
 	if(foundIndex != NULL) {
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ bool hasCommandArgument(int argc, const char** argv,const string argName, int *f
 	return result;
 }
 
-int glestMain(int argc, const char** argv){
+int glestMain(int argc, char** argv){
 
 #ifdef SL_LEAK_DUMP
 	AllocRegistry memoryLeaks = AllocRegistry::getInstance();
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ int glestMain(int argc, const char** argv){
 	bool foundInvalidArgs = false;
 	const int knownArgCount = sizeof(GAME_ARGS) / sizeof(GAME_ARGS[0]);
 	for(int idx = 1; idx < argc; ++idx) {
-		if( hasCommandArgument(knownArgCount, GAME_ARGS,argv[idx],NULL,0,true) == false) {
+		if( hasCommandArgument(knownArgCount, (char **)&GAME_ARGS[0], argv[idx], NULL, 0, true) == false) {
 			foundInvalidArgs = true;
 			printf("\nInvalid argument: %s",argv[idx]);
 		}
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h b/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h
index 0d870f36d..4f349695d 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 #include <SDL.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
-#define MAIN_FUNCTION(X) int main(int argc, const char **argv)                     \
-{                                \
+#define MAIN_FUNCTION(X) int main(int argc, char **argv)                    \
+{																			\
     if(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING) < 0)  {                                 \
         std::cerr << "Couldn't initialize SDL: " << SDL_GetError() << "\n";  \
         return 1;                                                            \