diff --git a/bfd/aout-target.h b/bfd/aout-target.h
index 2f3d5ea453..99a82bb57a 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-target.h
+++ b/bfd/aout-target.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ MY (object_p) (bfd *abfd)
 #ifndef S_IXUSR
 #define S_IXUSR 0100	/* Execute by owner.  */
 #endif
-      if (stat(abfd->filename, &buf) == 0 && (buf.st_mode & S_IXUSR))
+      if (stat (abfd->filename, &buf) == 0 && (buf.st_mode & S_IXUSR))
 	abfd->flags |= EXEC_P;
     }
 #endif /* ENTRY_CAN_BE_ZERO */
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in.h b/bfd/bfd-in.h
index a5e95d14aa..6544838a57 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in.h
@@ -518,9 +518,7 @@ extern int bfd_stat (bfd *, struct stat *);
 #endif
 extern void _bfd_warn_deprecated (const char *, const char *, int, const char *);
 
-/* Cast from const char * to char * so that caller can assign to
-   a char * without a warning.  */
-#define bfd_get_filename(abfd) ((char *) (abfd)->filename)
+#define bfd_get_filename(abfd) ((abfd)->filename)
 #define bfd_get_cacheable(abfd) ((abfd)->cacheable)
 #define bfd_get_format(abfd) ((abfd)->format)
 #define bfd_get_target(abfd) ((abfd)->xvec->name)
diff --git a/bfd/corefile.c b/bfd/corefile.c
index aa43da5cae..b2b3d2e26a 100644
--- a/bfd/corefile.c
+++ b/bfd/corefile.c
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ DESCRIPTION
 bfd_boolean
 generic_core_file_matches_executable_p (bfd *core_bfd, bfd *exec_bfd)
 {
-  char *exec;
-  char *core;
-  char *last_slash;
+  const char *exec;
+  const char *core;
+  const char *last_slash;
 
   if (exec_bfd == NULL || core_bfd == NULL)
     return TRUE;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ generic_core_file_matches_executable_p (bfd *core_bfd, bfd *exec_bfd)
      non-const char *.  In this case, the assignement does not lead to
      breaking the const, as we're only reading the string.  */
 
-  core = (char *) bfd_core_file_failing_command (core_bfd);
+  core = bfd_core_file_failing_command (core_bfd);
   if (core == NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
diff --git a/binutils/nm.c b/binutils/nm.c
index 5d3d647843..67b7ac7b12 100644
--- a/binutils/nm.c
+++ b/binutils/nm.c
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ struct extended_symbol_info
   (sym->elfinfo ? sym->elfinfo->internal_elf_sym.st_size: sym->ssize)
 
 /* The output formatting functions.  */
-static void print_object_filename_bsd (char *);
-static void print_object_filename_sysv (char *);
-static void print_object_filename_posix (char *);
-static void print_archive_filename_bsd (char *);
-static void print_archive_filename_sysv (char *);
-static void print_archive_filename_posix (char *);
-static void print_archive_member_bsd (char *, const char *);
-static void print_archive_member_sysv (char *, const char *);
-static void print_archive_member_posix (char *, const char *);
+static void print_object_filename_bsd (const char *);
+static void print_object_filename_sysv (const char *);
+static void print_object_filename_posix (const char *);
+static void print_archive_filename_bsd (const char *);
+static void print_archive_filename_sysv (const char *);
+static void print_archive_filename_posix (const char *);
+static void print_archive_member_bsd (const char *, const char *);
+static void print_archive_member_sysv (const char *, const char *);
+static void print_archive_member_posix (const char *, const char *);
 static void print_symbol_filename_bsd (bfd *, bfd *);
 static void print_symbol_filename_sysv (bfd *, bfd *);
 static void print_symbol_filename_posix (bfd *, bfd *);
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ static void print_symbol_info_posix (struct extended_symbol_info *, bfd *);
 struct output_fns
   {
     /* Print the name of an object file given on the command line.  */
-    void (*print_object_filename) (char *);
+    void (*print_object_filename) (const char *);
 
     /* Print the name of an archive file given on the command line.  */
-    void (*print_archive_filename) (char *);
+    void (*print_archive_filename) (const char *);
 
     /* Print the name of an archive member file.  */
-    void (*print_archive_member) (char *, const char *);
+    void (*print_archive_member) (const char *, const char *);
 
     /* Print the name of the file (and archive, if there is one)
        containing a symbol.  */
@@ -1357,14 +1357,14 @@ display_file (char *filename)
 /* Print the name of an object file given on the command line.  */
 
 static void
-print_object_filename_bsd (char *filename)
+print_object_filename_bsd (const char *filename)
 {
   if (filename_per_file && !filename_per_symbol)
     printf ("\n%s:\n", filename);
 }
 
 static void
-print_object_filename_sysv (char *filename)
+print_object_filename_sysv (const char *filename)
 {
   if (undefined_only)
     printf (_("\n\nUndefined symbols from %s:\n\n"), filename);
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ Name                  Value           Class        Type         Size
 }
 
 static void
-print_object_filename_posix (char *filename)
+print_object_filename_posix (const char *filename)
 {
   if (filename_per_file && !filename_per_symbol)
     printf ("%s:\n", filename);
@@ -1388,26 +1388,26 @@ print_object_filename_posix (char *filename)
 /* Print the name of an archive file given on the command line.  */
 
 static void
-print_archive_filename_bsd (char *filename)
+print_archive_filename_bsd (const char *filename)
 {
   if (filename_per_file)
     printf ("\n%s:\n", filename);
 }
 
 static void
-print_archive_filename_sysv (char *filename ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+print_archive_filename_sysv (const char *filename ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
 }
 
 static void
-print_archive_filename_posix (char *filename ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+print_archive_filename_posix (const char *filename ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
 }
 
 /* Print the name of an archive member file.  */
 
 static void
-print_archive_member_bsd (char *archive ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+print_archive_member_bsd (const char *archive ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			  const char *filename)
 {
   if (!filename_per_symbol)
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ print_archive_member_bsd (char *archive ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 }
 
 static void
-print_archive_member_sysv (char *archive, const char *filename)
+print_archive_member_sysv (const char *archive, const char *filename)
 {
   if (undefined_only)
     printf (_("\n\nUndefined symbols from %s[%s]:\n\n"), archive, filename);
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ Name                  Value           Class        Type         Size
 }
 
 static void
-print_archive_member_posix (char *archive, const char *filename)
+print_archive_member_posix (const char *archive, const char *filename)
 {
   if (!filename_per_symbol)
     printf ("%s[%s]:\n", archive, filename);
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index ebb99339aa..b702e52d98 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -3311,7 +3311,7 @@ copy_archive (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd, const char *output_target,
     }
 
   /* Make a temp directory to hold the contents.  */
-  dir = make_tempdir (bfd_get_filename (obfd));
+  dir = make_tempdir ((char *) bfd_get_filename (obfd));
   if (dir == NULL)
     fatal (_("cannot create tempdir for archive copying (error: %s)"),
 	   strerror (errno));
diff --git a/gdb/coffread.c b/gdb/coffread.c
index e24ab8d2f4..a70461271e 100644
--- a/gdb/coffread.c
+++ b/gdb/coffread.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ coff_symfile_read (struct objfile *objfile, symfile_add_flags symfile_flags)
   struct coff_symfile_info *info;
   bfd *abfd = objfile->obfd;
   coff_data_type *cdata = coff_data (abfd);
-  char *filename = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
+  const char *filename = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
   int val;
   unsigned int num_symbols;
   int symtab_offset;
diff --git a/gdb/dbxread.c b/gdb/dbxread.c
index e339d1f7ec..df3ae5828a 100644
--- a/gdb/dbxread.c
+++ b/gdb/dbxread.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ dbx_symfile_init (struct objfile *objfile)
 {
   int val;
   bfd *sym_bfd = objfile->obfd;
-  char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
+  const char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
   asection *text_sect;
   unsigned char size_temp[DBX_STRINGTAB_SIZE_SIZE];
 
@@ -2939,7 +2939,7 @@ coffstab_build_psymtabs (struct objfile *objfile,
 {
   int val;
   bfd *sym_bfd = objfile->obfd;
-  char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
+  const char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
   unsigned int stabsize;
 
   /* Allocate struct to keep track of stab reading.  */
@@ -3026,7 +3026,7 @@ elfstab_build_psymtabs (struct objfile *objfile, asection *stabsect,
 {
   int val;
   bfd *sym_bfd = objfile->obfd;
-  char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
+  const char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
 
   stabsread_new_init ();
 
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ stabsect_build_psymtabs (struct objfile *objfile, char *stab_name,
 {
   int val;
   bfd *sym_bfd = objfile->obfd;
-  char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
+  const char *name = bfd_get_filename (sym_bfd);
   asection *stabsect;
   asection *stabstrsect;
   asection *text_sect;
diff --git a/gdb/gdb_bfd.c b/gdb/gdb_bfd.c
index 0334523ef1..d3b4c749f5 100644
--- a/gdb/gdb_bfd.c
+++ b/gdb/gdb_bfd.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static int
 gdb_bfd_close_or_warn (struct bfd *abfd)
 {
   int ret;
-  char *name = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
+  const char *name = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
 
   bfd_map_over_sections (abfd, free_one_bfd_section, NULL);
 
diff --git a/gdb/solib-aix.c b/gdb/solib-aix.c
index d13b651944..2b5444293e 100644
--- a/gdb/solib-aix.c
+++ b/gdb/solib-aix.c
@@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ solib_aix_bfd_open (const char *pathname)
      along with appended parenthesized member name in order to allow commands
      listing all shared libraries to display.  Otherwise, we would only be
      displaying the name of the archive member object.  */
-  xfree (bfd_get_filename (object_bfd.get ()));
+  xfree ((char *) bfd_get_filename (object_bfd.get ()));
   object_bfd->filename = xstrprintf ("%s%s",
-                                     bfd_get_filename (archive_bfd.get ()),
+				     bfd_get_filename (archive_bfd.get ()),
 				     sep);
 
   return object_bfd;
diff --git a/gdb/solib-darwin.c b/gdb/solib-darwin.c
index 443ebb64a4..3dd30d2aa3 100644
--- a/gdb/solib-darwin.c
+++ b/gdb/solib-darwin.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ darwin_bfd_open (const char *pathname)
   /* The current filename for fat-binary BFDs is a name generated
      by BFD, usually a string containing the name of the architecture.
      Reset its value to the actual filename.  */
-  xfree (bfd_get_filename (res.get ()));
+  xfree ((char *) bfd_get_filename (res.get ()));
   res->filename = xstrdup (pathname);
 
   return res;
diff --git a/gdb/solib.c b/gdb/solib.c
index 29a17ad5d4..86000f6d61 100644
--- a/gdb/solib.c
+++ b/gdb/solib.c
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ reload_shared_libraries_1 (int from_tty)
 
   for (so = so_list_head; so != NULL; so = so->next)
     {
-      char *found_pathname = NULL;
+      const char *found_pathname = NULL;
       int was_loaded = so->symbols_loaded;
       symfile_add_flags add_flags = SYMFILE_DEFER_BP_RESET;
 
diff --git a/gdb/symfile-mem.c b/gdb/symfile-mem.c
index 51a75541e5..6d1deae1e0 100644
--- a/gdb/symfile-mem.c
+++ b/gdb/symfile-mem.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ symbol_file_add_from_memory (struct bfd *templ, CORE_ADDR addr,
   /* Manage the new reference for the duration of this function.  */
   gdb_bfd_ref_ptr nbfd_holder = gdb_bfd_ref_ptr::new_reference (nbfd);
 
-  xfree (bfd_get_filename (nbfd));
+  xfree ((char *) bfd_get_filename (nbfd));
   if (name == NULL)
     nbfd->filename = xstrdup ("shared object read from target memory");
   else
diff --git a/gdb/symfile.c b/gdb/symfile.c
index 8843781e13..3cd514409b 100644
--- a/gdb/symfile.c
+++ b/gdb/symfile.c
@@ -2548,7 +2548,7 @@ reread_symbols (void)
 	  /* Clean up any state BFD has sitting around.  */
 	  {
 	    gdb_bfd_ref_ptr obfd (objfile->obfd);
-	    char *obfd_filename;
+	    const char *obfd_filename;
 
 	    obfd_filename = bfd_get_filename (objfile->obfd);
 	    /* Open the new BFD before freeing the old one, so that
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
index b3c012c46d..52db0fde1d 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_search_needed (const char *path,
 	     FIXME: The code could be a lot cleverer about allocating space
 	     for the processed string.  */
 	  char *    end = strchr (var, '/');
-	  char *    replacement = NULL;
+	  const char *replacement = NULL;
 	  char *    v = var + 1;
 	  char *    freeme = NULL;
 	  unsigned  flen = strlen (filename);
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/pe.em b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
index 834215ac85..49bb66b906 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/pe.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open (void)
 		      {
 			struct bfd_symbol *s;
 			struct bfd_link_hash_entry * blhe;
-			char *other_bfd_filename;
+			const char *other_bfd_filename;
 			char *n;
 
 			s = (relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr)[0];
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/pep.em b/ld/emultempl/pep.em
index 9eb7cd7a4b..4daa32b5c6 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/pep.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/pep.em
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open (void)
 		      {
 			struct bfd_symbol *s;
 			struct bfd_link_hash_entry * blhe;
-			char *other_bfd_filename;
+			const char *other_bfd_filename;
 			char *n;
 
 			s = (relocs[i]->sym_ptr_ptr)[0];
diff --git a/sim/cris/sim-if.c b/sim/cris/sim-if.c
index 054cce557b..1a5d421caf 100644
--- a/sim/cris/sim-if.c
+++ b/sim/cris/sim-if.c
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ sim_open (SIM_OPEN_KIND kind, host_callback *callback, struct bfd *abfd,
      specified.  */
   if (abfd != NULL && !cris_bare_iron)
     {
-      char *name = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
+      const char *name = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
       char **my_environ = GET_ENVIRON ();
       /* We use these maps to give the same behavior as the old xsim
 	 simulator.  */
