diff --git a/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp b/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
index d44256d48..b3a40c041 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
@@ -1155,11 +1155,11 @@ void CMenus::RenderLanguageSelection(CUIRect MainView)
 		// Load Font
 		static CFont *pDefaultFont = 0;
 		char aFilename[512];
-		char *fontFile = "fonts/DejaVuSansCJKName.ttf";
+		const char *pFontFile = "fonts/DejaVuSansCJKName.ttf";
 		if (str_find(g_Config.m_ClLanguagefile, "chinese") != NULL || str_find(g_Config.m_ClLanguagefile, "japanese") != NULL ||
 			str_find(g_Config.m_ClLanguagefile, "korean") != NULL)
-			fontFile = "fonts/DejavuWenQuanYiMicroHei.ttf";
-		IOHANDLE File = Storage()->OpenFile(fontFile, IOFLAG_READ, IStorage::TYPE_ALL, aFilename, sizeof(aFilename));
+			pFontFile = "fonts/DejavuWenQuanYiMicroHei.ttf";
+		IOHANDLE File = Storage()->OpenFile(pFontFile, IOFLAG_READ, IStorage::TYPE_ALL, aFilename, sizeof(aFilename));
 		if(File)
 		{
 			io_close(File);
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ void CMenus::RenderLanguageSelection(CUIRect MainView)
 			TextRender()->SetDefaultFont(pDefaultFont);
 		}
 		if(!pDefaultFont)
-			Console()->Print(IConsole::OUTPUT_LEVEL_STANDARD, "gameclient", "failed to load font. filename='%s'", fontFile);
+			Console()->Print(IConsole::OUTPUT_LEVEL_STANDARD, "gameclient", "failed to load font. filename='%s'", pFontFile);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp b/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
index 34eebe4f3..4b6de67fc 100644
--- a/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
@@ -294,11 +294,11 @@ void CGameClient::OnInit()
 	// load default font
 	static CFont *pDefaultFont = 0;
 	char aFilename[512];
-	char *fontFile = "fonts/DejaVuSansCJKName.ttf";
+	const char *pFontFile = "fonts/DejaVuSansCJKName.ttf";
 	if (str_find(g_Config.m_ClLanguagefile, "chinese") != NULL || str_find(g_Config.m_ClLanguagefile, "japanese") != NULL ||
 		str_find(g_Config.m_ClLanguagefile, "korean") != NULL)
-		fontFile = "fonts/DejavuWenQuanYiMicroHei.ttf";
-	IOHANDLE File = Storage()->OpenFile(fontFile, IOFLAG_READ, IStorage::TYPE_ALL, aFilename, sizeof(aFilename));
+		pFontFile = "fonts/DejavuWenQuanYiMicroHei.ttf";
+	IOHANDLE File = Storage()->OpenFile(pFontFile, IOFLAG_READ, IStorage::TYPE_ALL, aFilename, sizeof(aFilename));
 	if(File)
 	{
 		io_close(File);
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void CGameClient::OnInit()
 		TextRender()->SetDefaultFont(pDefaultFont);
 	}
 	if(!pDefaultFont)
-		Console()->Print(IConsole::OUTPUT_LEVEL_STANDARD, "gameclient", "failed to load font. filename='%s'", fontFile);
+		Console()->Print(IConsole::OUTPUT_LEVEL_STANDARD, "gameclient", "failed to load font. filename='%s'", pFontFile);
 
 	// init all components
 	for(int i = m_All.m_Num-1; i >= 0; --i)