diff --git a/src/conio/ciolib.c b/src/conio/ciolib.c
index a45f31deb68cee8a7adbb69a4f4266c5fc454b52..061de2ff4ea9847cc659a02b5ea1439075133a34 100644
--- a/src/conio/ciolib.c
+++ b/src/conio/ciolib.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ char *ciolib_getpass(const char *prompt)
 
 	if(!initialized)
 		initciolib(CIOLIB_AUTO_MODE);
-	ciolib_cputs(prompt);
+	ciolib_cputs((char *)prompt);
 	while((ch=getch())!='\n') {
 		switch(ch) {
 			case 0:	/* Skip extended keys */