diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/glide/fxdd.c b/src/mesa/drivers/glide/fxdd.c
index 22d24ff2050..6eed8ce290e 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/glide/fxdd.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/glide/fxdd.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static const GLubyte *fxDDGetString(GLcontext *ctx, GLenum name)
 #if defined(GLX_DIRECT_RENDERING)
       return "Mesa Glide - DRI VB/V3";
 #else
-      return "Mesa Glide";
+      return (GLubyte*)"Mesa Glide";
 #endif
    default:
       return NULL;