diff --git a/http-push.c b/http-push.c
index d18346c0f5c..0fce38dab5f 100644
--- a/http-push.c
+++ b/http-push.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ enum dav_header_flag {
 	DAV_HEADER_TIMEOUT = (1u << 2)
 };
 
-static char *xml_entities(char *s)
+static char *xml_entities(const char *s)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	while (*s) {
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static void handle_new_lock_ctx(struct xml_ctx *ctx, int tag_closed)
 	}
 }
 
-static void one_remote_ref(char *refname);
+static void one_remote_ref(const char *refname);
 
 static void
 xml_start_tag(void *userData, const char *name, const char **atts)
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ static int update_remote(unsigned char *sha1, struct remote_lock *lock)
 
 static struct ref *remote_refs;
 
-static void one_remote_ref(char *refname)
+static void one_remote_ref(const char *refname)
 {
 	struct ref *ref;
 	struct object *obj;
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ static int verify_merge_base(unsigned char *head_sha1, unsigned char *branch_sha
 	return (merge_bases && !merge_bases->next && merge_bases->item == branch);
 }
 
-static int delete_remote_branch(char *pattern, int force)
+static int delete_remote_branch(const char *pattern, int force)
 {
 	struct ref *refs = remote_refs;
 	struct ref *remote_ref = NULL;