diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/gmc_altivec.c b/libavcodec/ppc/gmc_altivec.c
index 965921ab7f..fb67b9ec36 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ppc/gmc_altivec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/gmc_altivec.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void ff_gmc1_altivec(uint8_t *dst /* align 8 */, uint8_t *src /* align1 */, int
     unsigned long dst_odd = (unsigned long)dst & 0x0000000F;
     unsigned long src_really_odd = (unsigned long)src & 0x0000000F;
 
-    tempA = vec_ld(0, (unsigned short*)ABCD);
+    tempA = vec_ld(0, (const unsigned short*)ABCD);
     Av = vec_splat(tempA, 0);
     Bv = vec_splat(tempA, 1);
     Cv = vec_splat(tempA, 2);
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/int_altivec.c b/libavcodec/ppc/int_altivec.c
index ce996fa68a..f81b478449 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ppc/int_altivec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/int_altivec.c
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ static int ssd_int8_vs_int16_altivec(const int8_t *pix1, const int16_t *pix2,
     return u.score[3];
 }
 
-static int32_t scalarproduct_int16_altivec(const int16_t * v1, const int16_t * v2, int order, const int shift)
+static int32_t scalarproduct_int16_altivec(int16_t *v1, const int16_t *v2,
+                                           int order, const int shift)
 {
     int i;
     LOAD_ZERO;
diff --git a/libswscale/ppc/yuv2rgb_altivec.c b/libswscale/ppc/yuv2rgb_altivec.c
index 523d9966c6..3a140cb1f8 100644
--- a/libswscale/ppc/yuv2rgb_altivec.c
+++ b/libswscale/ppc/yuv2rgb_altivec.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static int altivec_ ## name(SwsContext *c, const unsigned char **in,          \
     vector signed short R1, G1, B1;                                           \
     vector unsigned char R, G, B;                                             \
                                                                               \
-    vector unsigned char *y1ivP, *y2ivP, *uivP, *vivP;                        \
+    const vector unsigned char *y1ivP, *y2ivP, *uivP, *vivP;                  \
     vector unsigned char align_perm;                                          \
                                                                               \
     vector signed short lCY       = c->CY;                                    \
@@ -335,10 +335,10 @@ static int altivec_ ## name(SwsContext *c, const unsigned char **in,          \
         vec_dstst(oute, (0x02000002 | (((w * 3 + 32) / 32) << 16)), 1);       \
                                                                               \
         for (j = 0; j < w / 16; j++) {                                        \
-            y1ivP = (vector unsigned char *) y1i;                             \
-            y2ivP = (vector unsigned char *) y2i;                             \
-            uivP  = (vector unsigned char *) ui;                              \
-            vivP  = (vector unsigned char *) vi;                              \
+            y1ivP = (const vector unsigned char *) y1i;                       \
+            y2ivP = (const vector unsigned char *) y2i;                       \
+            uivP  = (const vector unsigned char *) ui;                        \
+            vivP  = (const vector unsigned char *) vi;                        \
                                                                               \
             align_perm = vec_lvsl(0, y1i);                                    \
             y0 = (vector unsigned char)                                       \