1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 222d9cf3a7..bd181c6e78 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ extern const char **get_pathspec(const char *prefix, const char **pathspec);
 extern void setup_work_tree(void);
 extern const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *);
 extern const char *setup_git_directory(void);
-extern const char *prefix_path(const char *prefix, int len, const char *path);
+extern char *prefix_path(const char *prefix, int len, const char *path);
 extern const char *prefix_filename(const char *prefix, int len, const char *path);
 extern int check_filename(const char *prefix, const char *name);
 extern void verify_filename(const char *prefix, const char *name);