diff --git a/src/locale/localectl.c b/src/locale/localectl.c
index 9698a9f2a8..af1d27f9c7 100644
--- a/src/locale/localectl.c
+++ b/src/locale/localectl.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 static PagerFlags arg_pager_flags = 0;
 static bool arg_ask_password = true;
 static BusTransport arg_transport = BUS_TRANSPORT_LOCAL;
-static char *arg_host = NULL;
+static const char *arg_host = NULL;
 static bool arg_convert = true;
 
 typedef struct StatusInfo {