diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 6fdc22e..81ab0cf 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ bool handle_window_resize(const SDL_Event& event, bool quit) {
     return quit;
 }
 
-int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
+int main(int argc,  char* argv[]) {
     try {
         // gather plugins
 #if DEBUG
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
             {"version", no_argument, &opt_val, 1},
             {nullptr, 0, nullptr, 0}
         };
-        while ((opt_char = getopt_long(argc, const_cast<char* const *>(argv), "hlrw", long_options, nullptr)) != -1) {
+        while ((opt_char = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hlrw", long_options, nullptr)) != -1) {
             std::string arg {optarg ? optarg : ""};
             switch (opt_char) {
                 case 0: {