diff --git a/Lib/python/pyinit.swg b/Lib/python/pyinit.swg
index 659ff300c..fbd058441 100644
--- a/Lib/python/pyinit.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/pyinit.swg
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ swig_varlink_type(void) {
   ;
   static int type_init = 0;  
   if (!type_init) {
-    PyTypeObject tmp
+    const PyTypeObject tmp
 #endif
       = {
       PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
diff --git a/Lib/python/pyrun.swg b/Lib/python/pyrun.swg
index 881784cf1..74a3dbe48 100644
--- a/Lib/python/pyrun.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/pyrun.swg
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ PySwigObject_type(void) {
     ;  
   static int type_init = 0;
   if (!type_init) {
-    PyTypeObject tmp
+    const PyTypeObject tmp
 #endif
       = {
 	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)