diff --git a/find/find.c b/find/find.c
index 3940f24d..d365cbe1 100644
--- a/find/find.c
+++ b/find/find.c
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ process_top_path (char *pathname, mode_t mode)
 {
   int dirchange;
   const char *parent_dir;
-  const char *base = base_name(pathname);
+  char *base = base_name(pathname);
   
   state.curdepth = 0;
   state.path_length = strlen (pathname);