diff --git a/src/enchant.c b/src/enchant.c
index 9f127f4..e7bf401 100644
--- a/src/enchant.c
+++ b/src/enchant.c
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ enchant_dict_suggest (EnchantDict * dict, const char *const word,
 	/* Check for suggestions from personal dictionary */
 	if(session->personal)
 		{
-			pwl_suggs = enchant_pwl_suggest(session->personal, word, len, dict_suggs, &n_pwl_suggs);
+			pwl_suggs = enchant_pwl_suggest(session->personal, word, len, (const char*const*const)dict_suggs, &n_pwl_suggs);
 			if(pwl_suggs)
 				{
 					suggsT = enchant_dict_get_good_suggestions(dict, pwl_suggs, n_pwl_suggs, &n_suggsT);
diff --git a/src/pwl.c b/src/pwl.c
index 3f97e5f..7f96ebd 100644
--- a/src/pwl.c
+++ b/src/pwl.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ char** enchant_pwl_suggest(EnchantPWL *pwl,const char *const word,
 	EnchantSuggList sugg_list;
 	int max_dist;
 
-	max_dist = suggs? best_distance(suggs, word, len) : ENCHANT_PWL_MAX_ERRORS;
+	max_dist = suggs? best_distance((char**) suggs, word, len) : ENCHANT_PWL_MAX_ERRORS;
 	if(max_dist > ENCHANT_PWL_MAX_ERRORS)
 		max_dist = ENCHANT_PWL_MAX_ERRORS;