diff --git a/include/X11/Xlib.h b/include/X11/Xlib.h
index b0d7d4dc..5c6c7707 100644
--- a/include/X11/Xlib.h
+++ b/include/X11/Xlib.h
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ extern Atom XInternAtom(
 );
 extern Status XInternAtoms(
     Display*		/* dpy */,
-    _Xconst char**	/* names */,
+    char**		/* names */,
     int			/* count */,
     Bool		/* onlyIfExists */,
     Atom*		/* atoms_return */
diff --git a/man/XInternAtom.man b/man/XInternAtom.man
index 44aa68a6..237ed91c 100644
--- a/man/XInternAtom.man
+++ b/man/XInternAtom.man
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@
 XInternAtom, XInternAtoms, XGetAtomName, XGetAtomNames \- create or return atom names
 .SH SYNTAX
 .HP
-Atom XInternAtom\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, const char *\fIatom_name\fP\^,
-Bool \fIonly_if_exists\fP\^);
+Atom XInternAtom\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, char *\fIatom_name\fP\^, Bool
+\fIonly_if_exists\fP\^); 
 .HP
-Status XInternAtoms\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, const char **\fInames\fP\^,
-int \fIcount\fP\^, Bool \fIonly_if_exists\fP\^, Atom *\fIatoms_return\fP\^);
+Status XInternAtoms\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, char **\fInames\fP\^, int
+\fIcount\fP\^, Bool \fIonly_if_exists\fP\^, Atom *\fIatoms_return\fP\^); 
 .HP
 char *XGetAtomName\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, Atom \fIatom\fP\^); 
 .HP
diff --git a/specs/libX11/CH04.xml b/specs/libX11/CH04.xml
index e2bca721..8a3e8c53 100644
--- a/specs/libX11/CH04.xml
+++ b/specs/libX11/CH04.xml
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ To return an atom for a given name, use
 <funcprototype>
   <funcdef>Atom <function>XInternAtom</function></funcdef>
   <paramdef>Display<parameter> *display</parameter></paramdef>
-  <paramdef>const char<parameter> *atom_name</parameter></paramdef>
+  <paramdef>char<parameter> *atom_name</parameter></paramdef>
   <paramdef>Bool<parameter> only_if_exists</parameter></paramdef>
 </funcprototype>
 </funcsynopsis>
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ To return atoms for an array of names, use
 <funcprototype>
   <funcdef>Status <function>XInternAtoms</function></funcdef>
   <paramdef>Display<parameter> *display</parameter></paramdef>
-  <paramdef>const char<parameter> **names</parameter></paramdef>
+  <paramdef>char<parameter> **names</parameter></paramdef>
   <paramdef>int<parameter> count</parameter></paramdef>
   <paramdef>Bool<parameter> only_if_exists</parameter></paramdef>
   <paramdef>Atom<parameter> *atoms_return</parameter></paramdef>
diff --git a/src/IntAtom.c b/src/IntAtom.c
index 80d78c08..7a562584 100644
--- a/src/IntAtom.c
+++ b/src/IntAtom.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ XInternAtom (
 typedef struct {
     unsigned long start_seq;
     unsigned long stop_seq;
-    const char **names;
+    char **names;
     Atom *atoms;
     int count;
     Status status;
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ Bool _XIntAtomHandler(
 Status
 XInternAtoms (
     Display *dpy,
-    const char **names,
+    char **names,
     int count,
     Bool onlyIfExists,
     Atom *atoms_return)