diff --git a/backends/server/ChangeLog b/backends/server/ChangeLog
index cbfab925..45281a53 100644
--- a/backends/server/ChangeLog
+++ b/backends/server/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-01-13  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
+
+	* write.c (glibtop_write_i): The buffer which we write is
+	now a `const'.
+
 2000-01-12  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
 
 	* Makefile.am: Install everything except the server binary
diff --git a/backends/server/glibtop-backend-private.h b/backends/server/glibtop-backend-private.h
index b7aee9cb..ebd2be42 100644
--- a/backends/server/glibtop-backend-private.h
+++ b/backends/server/glibtop-backend-private.h
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ glibtop_read_data_i (glibtop *server, glibtop_backend *backend);
 
 void
 glibtop_write_i (glibtop *server, glibtop_backend *backend,
-		 size_t size, void *buf);
+		 size_t size, const void *buf);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/backends/server/write.c b/backends/server/write.c
index f8127729..3f228a1a 100644
--- a/backends/server/write.c
+++ b/backends/server/write.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 void
 glibtop_write_i (glibtop *server, glibtop_backend *backend,
-		 size_t size, void *buf)
+		 size_t size, const void *buf)
 {
     int ret;