diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
index b0df06d75a..bbfe3631c3 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ int journal_file_find_data_object_with_hash(
 
         while (p > 0) {
                 Object *o;
-                void *d;
+                const void *d;
                 size_t rsize;
 
                 r = journal_file_move_to_object(f, OBJECT_DATA, p, &o);
@@ -1960,13 +1960,13 @@ static int journal_file_append_data(
 
 static int maybe_decompress_payload(
                 JournalFile *f,
-                uint8_t *payload,
+                const uint8_t *payload,
                 uint64_t size,
                 Compression compression,
                 const char *field,
                 size_t field_length,
                 size_t data_threshold,
-                void **ret_data,
+                const void **ret_data,
                 size_t *ret_size) {
 
         assert(f);
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ int journal_file_data_payload(
                 const char *field,
                 size_t field_length,
                 size_t data_threshold,
-                void **ret_data,
+                const void **ret_data,
                 size_t *ret_size) {
 
         uint64_t size;
@@ -4501,7 +4501,7 @@ int journal_file_copy_entry(
 
         for (uint64_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                 uint64_t h, q;
-                void *data;
+                const void *data;
                 size_t l;
                 Object *u;
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.h b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.h
index 491236c569..2ec409eefd 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.h
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ int journal_file_data_payload(
                 const char *field,
                 size_t field_length,
                 size_t data_threshold,
-                void **ret_data,
+                const void **ret_data,
                 size_t *ret_size);
 
 static inline size_t journal_file_data_payload_offset(JournalFile *f) {
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/sd-journal.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/sd-journal.c
index 92ae797529..403256eb81 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/sd-journal.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/sd-journal.c
@@ -2607,7 +2607,7 @@ static int journal_file_entry_get_machine_id(JournalFile *f, Object *o, sd_id128
         uint64_t n = journal_file_entry_n_items(f, o);
         for (uint64_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                 uint64_t p;
-                void *d;
+                const void *d;
                 size_t l;
                 int r;
 
@@ -2913,7 +2913,7 @@ _public_ int sd_journal_get_data(sd_journal *j, const char *field, const void **
         uint64_t n = journal_file_entry_n_items(f, o);
         for (uint64_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                 uint64_t p;
-                void *d;
+                const void *d;
                 size_t l;
 
                 p = journal_file_entry_item_object_offset(f, o, i);
@@ -2962,7 +2962,7 @@ _public_ int sd_journal_enumerate_data(sd_journal *j, const void **ret_data, siz
 
         for (uint64_t n = journal_file_entry_n_items(f, o); j->current_field < n; j->current_field++) {
                 uint64_t p;
-                void *d;
+                const void *d;
                 size_t l;
 
                 p = journal_file_entry_item_object_offset(f, o, j->current_field);
@@ -3452,7 +3452,7 @@ _public_ int sd_journal_enumerate_unique(
         for (;;) {
                 JournalFile *of;
                 Object *o;
-                void *odata;
+                const void *odata;
                 size_t ol;
                 bool found;
                 int r;