diff --git a/lib/libc/compat-43/creat.2 b/lib/libc/compat-43/creat.2
index 061aa90d246..b4a035c9ac1 100644
--- a/lib/libc/compat-43/creat.2
+++ b/lib/libc/compat-43/creat.2
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Fd #include <fcntl.h>
 .Ft int
-.Fn creat "char *path" "mode_t mode"
+.Fn creat "const char *path" "mode_t mode"
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Bf -symbolic
 This interface is made obsolete by: