diff --git a/include/alisp/stream.h b/include/alisp/stream.h
index 144c771..00d97cc 100644
--- a/include/alisp/stream.h
+++ b/include/alisp/stream.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ typedef struct
 typedef struct
 {
   stream_type_t type;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   u64 position;
   union
   {
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ typedef struct
 
 #define STREAM_DEFAULT_CHUNK 64
 
-stream_err_t stream_init_string(stream_t *, char *, sv_t);
-stream_err_t stream_init_pipe(stream_t *, char *, FILE *);
-stream_err_t stream_init_file(stream_t *, char *, FILE *);
+stream_err_t stream_init_string(stream_t *, const char *, sv_t);
+stream_err_t stream_init_pipe(stream_t *, const char *, FILE *);
+stream_err_t stream_init_file(stream_t *, const char *, FILE *);
 void stream_stop(stream_t *);
 
 // End of Content (i.e. we've consumed all cached content/file)
diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index e03c5ef..15b01bf 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ const char *stream_err_to_cstr(stream_err_t err)
   }
 }
 
-stream_err_t stream_init_string(stream_t *stream, char *name, sv_t contents)
+stream_err_t stream_init_string(stream_t *stream, const char *name,
+                                sv_t contents)
 {
   if (!stream)
     return STREAM_ERR_INVALID_PTR;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ stream_err_t stream_init_string(stream_t *stream, char *name, sv_t contents)
   return STREAM_ERR_OK;
 }
 
-stream_err_t stream_init_pipe(stream_t *stream, char *name, FILE *pipe)
+stream_err_t stream_init_pipe(stream_t *stream, const char *name, FILE *pipe)
 {
   if (!stream)
     return STREAM_ERR_INVALID_PTR;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ stream_err_t stream_init_pipe(stream_t *stream, char *name, FILE *pipe)
   return STREAM_ERR_OK;
 }
 
-stream_err_t stream_init_file(stream_t *stream, char *name, FILE *pipe)
+stream_err_t stream_init_file(stream_t *stream, const char *name, FILE *pipe)
 {
   if (!stream)
     return STREAM_ERR_INVALID_PTR;