diff --git a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/CallSnippet.cpp b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/CallSnippet.cpp
index bfb09780b10..4489867a711 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/CallSnippet.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/CallSnippet.cpp
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ TR_MHJ2IThunk *TR::PPCCallSnippet::generateInvokeExactJ2IThunk(TR::Node *callNod
 uint8_t *
 TR_Debug::printPPCArgumentsFlush(TR::FILE *pOutFile, TR::Node *node, uint8_t *cursor, int32_t argSize)
    {
-   char *storeGPROpName;
+   const char *storeGPROpName;
    int32_t offset = 0,
            intArgNum = 0,
            floatArgNum = 0;
@@ -1427,8 +1427,8 @@ TR_Debug::print(TR::FILE *pOutFile, TR::PPCCallSnippet * snippet)
 
    cursor = printPPCArgumentsFlush(pOutFile, callNode, cursor, snippet->getSizeOfArguments());
 
-   char    *info = "";
-   int32_t  distance;
+   const char *info = "";
+   int32_t     distance;
    if (isBranchToTrampoline(glueRef, cursor, distance))
       info = " Through trampoline";
 
@@ -1526,8 +1526,8 @@ TR_Debug::print(TR::FILE *pOutFile, TR::PPCVirtualUnresolvedSnippet * snippet)
 
    printSnippetLabel(pOutFile, snippet->getSnippetLabel(), cursor, "Virtual Unresolved Call Snippet");
 
-   char    *info = "";
-   int32_t  distance;
+   const char *info = "";
+   int32_t     distance;
    if (isBranchToTrampoline(_cg->getSymRef(TR_PPCvirtualUnresolvedHelper), cursor, distance))
       info = " Through trampoline";
 
@@ -1575,8 +1575,8 @@ TR_Debug::print(TR::FILE *pOutFile, TR::PPCInterfaceCallSnippet * snippet)
 
    printSnippetLabel(pOutFile, snippet->getSnippetLabel(), cursor, "Interface Call Snippet");
 
-   char    *info = "";
-   int32_t  distance;
+   const char *info = "";
+   int32_t     distance;
    if (isBranchToTrampoline(_cg->getSymRef(TR_PPCinterfaceCallHelper), cursor, distance))
       info = " Through trampoline";
 
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/ForceRecompilationSnippet.cpp b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/ForceRecompilationSnippet.cpp
index e86afe2cc06..f459fbdd6ab 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/ForceRecompilationSnippet.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/ForceRecompilationSnippet.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ TR_Debug::print(TR::FILE *pOutFile, TR::PPCForceRecompilationSnippet * snippet)
       cursor += 4;
       }
 
-   char    *info = "";
+   const char *info = "";
    if (isBranchToTrampoline(_cg->getSymRef(TR_PPCinduceRecompilation), cursor, value))
       info = " Through trampoline";
 
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp
index d5be46232e9..c1019546c40 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp
@@ -8816,7 +8816,7 @@ static TR::Register *inlineAtomicOps(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, int8
    if (!isArray)
       {
       TR_OpaqueClassBlock * bdClass;
-      char *className, *fieldSig;
+      const char *className, *fieldSig;
       int32_t classNameLen, fieldSigLen;
 
       fieldSigLen = 1;
@@ -8878,7 +8878,7 @@ static TR::Register *inlineAtomicOps(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, int8
             shiftAmount = 3;
 
          TR_OpaqueClassBlock * bdClass;
-         char *className, *fieldSig;
+         const char *className, *fieldSig;
          int32_t classNameLen, fieldSigLen;
 
          fieldSigLen = 1;
@@ -9379,7 +9379,7 @@ static TR::Register *inlineAtomicOperation(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg
    else if (!isArray)
       {
       TR_OpaqueClassBlock *classBlock;
-      char *className, *fieldSig;
+      const char *className, *fieldSig;
       int32_t classNameLen, fieldSigLen;
       fieldSigLen = 1;
 
@@ -9432,7 +9432,7 @@ static TR::Register *inlineAtomicOperation(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg
       fieldOffset = TR::Compiler->om.contiguousArrayHeaderSizeInBytes();
 
       TR_OpaqueClassBlock *classBlock;
-      char *className, *fieldSig;
+      const char *className, *fieldSig;
       int32_t classNameLen, fieldSigLen;
       fieldSigLen = 1;
 
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9UnresolvedDataSnippet.cpp b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9UnresolvedDataSnippet.cpp
index 686145ab92a..4c26f8c1bc1 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9UnresolvedDataSnippet.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9UnresolvedDataSnippet.cpp
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ TR_Debug::print(TR::FILE *pOutFile, TR::UnresolvedDataSnippet * snippet)
          glueRef = _cg->getSymRef(TR_PPCinterpreterUnresolvedStaticDataGlue);
       }
 
-   char    *info = "";
-   int32_t  distance;
+   const char *info = "";
+   int32_t     distance;
    if (isBranchToTrampoline(glueRef, cursor, distance))
       info = " Through Trampoline";
 
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/PPCRecompilationSnippet.cpp b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/PPCRecompilationSnippet.cpp
index dc4603f313f..5889a634d3a 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/PPCRecompilationSnippet.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/PPCRecompilationSnippet.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ TR_Debug::print(TR::FILE *pOutFile, TR::PPCRecompilationSnippet * snippet)
 
    printSnippetLabel(pOutFile, snippet->getSnippetLabel(), cursor, "Counting Recompilation Snippet");
 
-   char    *info = "";
-   int32_t  distance;
+   const char *info = "";
+   int32_t    distance;
    if (isBranchToTrampoline(_cg->getSymRef(TR_PPCcountingRecompileMethod), cursor, distance))
       info = " Through trampoline";
 
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/StackCheckFailureSnippet.cpp b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/StackCheckFailureSnippet.cpp
index fcd5a93dbfc..f1806ce4aec 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/StackCheckFailureSnippet.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/StackCheckFailureSnippet.cpp
@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ TR_Debug::print(TR::FILE *pOutFile, TR::PPCStackCheckFailureSnippet * snippet)
       cursor += 4;
       }
 
-   char    *info = "";
-   int32_t  distance;
+   const char *info = "";
+   int32_t     distance;
    if (isBranchToTrampoline(_comp->getSymRefTab()->element(TR_stackOverflow), cursor, distance))
       info = " Through trampoline";
 
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/p/runtime/PPCHWProfilerAIX.cpp b/runtime/compiler/p/runtime/PPCHWProfilerAIX.cpp
index e36d47bce86..54d52bc0e76 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/p/runtime/PPCHWProfilerAIX.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/p/runtime/PPCHWProfilerAIX.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct pmapiInterface
    int (*pm_delete_program_mythread)();
    int (*pm_start_mythread)();
    int (*pm_stop_mythread)();
-   char* (*pm_strerror)(char *where, int error);
+   char* (*pm_strerror)(const char *where, int error);
    int (*pm_get_data_mythread)(pm_data_t *data);
    // Private, not declared in pmapi.h
    int (*pm_set_ebb_handler)(void *handler_address, void *data_area);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static bool pmapiInit()
       goto fail;
       }
 
-   char *curSym;
+   const char *curSym;
    curSym = "pm_initialize";
    pmapi.pm_initialize = (int (*)(int, pm_info2_t *, pm_groups_info_t *, int))dlsym(pmapi.dlHandle, curSym);
    if (!pmapi.pm_initialize)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static bool pmapiInit()
    if (!pmapi.pm_disable_bhrb)
       goto pmapiClose;
    curSym = "pm_strerror";
-   pmapi.pm_strerror = (char* (*)(char *, int))dlsym(pmapi.dlHandle, curSym);
+   pmapi.pm_strerror = (char* (*)(const char *, int))dlsym(pmapi.dlHandle, curSym);
    if (!pmapi.pm_strerror)
       goto pmapiClose;
    curSym = "pm_get_data_mythread";