diff --git a/include/libzfs.h b/include/libzfs.h
index 6f797c0a3..b405ad1e1 100644
--- a/include/libzfs.h
+++ b/include/libzfs.h
@@ -789,7 +789,8 @@ extern int zfs_show_diffs(zfs_handle_t *, int, const char *, const char *,
 extern const char *zfs_type_to_name(zfs_type_t);
 extern void zfs_refresh_properties(zfs_handle_t *);
 extern int zfs_name_valid(const char *, zfs_type_t);
-extern zfs_handle_t *zfs_path_to_zhandle(libzfs_handle_t *, char *, zfs_type_t);
+extern zfs_handle_t *zfs_path_to_zhandle(libzfs_handle_t *, const char *,
+    zfs_type_t);
 extern int zfs_parent_name(zfs_handle_t *, char *, size_t);
 extern boolean_t zfs_dataset_exists(libzfs_handle_t *, const char *,
     zfs_type_t);
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c
index 1fd9d400d..65e126844 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ zfs_get_pool_handle(const zfs_handle_t *zhp)
  * fs/vol/snap/bkmark name.
  */
 zfs_handle_t *
-zfs_path_to_zhandle(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, char *path, zfs_type_t argtype)
+zfs_path_to_zhandle(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, const char *path, zfs_type_t argtype)
 {
 	struct stat64 statbuf;
 	struct extmnttab entry;