diff --git a/Makefile.netware b/Makefile.netware
index 5ebbc762..6cb00a75 100644
--- a/Makefile.netware
+++ b/Makefile.netware
@@ -299,9 +299,8 @@ ifeq ($(LIBARCH),CLIB)
 	@echo $(DL)#define RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG5 struct sockaddr$(DL) >> $@
 	@echo $(DL)#define RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG6 int$(DL) >> $@
 	@echo $(DL)#define RECVFROM_TYPE_RETV int$(DL) >> $@
-	@echo $(DL)#define SEND_QUAL_ARG2$(DL) >> $@
 	@echo $(DL)#define SEND_TYPE_ARG1 int$(DL) >> $@
-	@echo $(DL)#define SEND_TYPE_ARG2 char *$(DL) >> $@
+	@echo $(DL)#define SEND_TYPE_ARG2 const char *$(DL) >> $@
 	@echo $(DL)#define SEND_TYPE_ARG3 int$(DL) >> $@
 	@echo $(DL)#define SEND_TYPE_ARG4 int$(DL) >> $@
 	@echo $(DL)#define SEND_TYPE_RETV int$(DL) >> $@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 93732468..fa6a0d8a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -649,7 +649,6 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([RECV_TYPE_ARG4],         [ ${recv_type_arg4} ],         [ re
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SEND_TYPE_RETV],         [ ${send_type_retv} ],         [ send() return value ])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SEND_TYPE_ARG1],         [ ${send_type_arg1} ],         [ send() arg1 type ])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SEND_TYPE_ARG2],         [ ${send_type_arg2} ],         [ send() arg2 type ])
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SEND_QUAL_ARG2],         [ ],                           [ send() arg2 qualifier ])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SEND_TYPE_ARG3],         [ ${send_type_arg3} ],         [ send() arg3 type ])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SEND_TYPE_ARG4],         [ ${send_type_arg4} ],         [ send() arg4 type ])
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ares_config.h.cmake b/src/lib/ares_config.h.cmake
index ffe4adf2..85d1cfc2 100644
--- a/src/lib/ares_config.h.cmake
+++ b/src/lib/ares_config.h.cmake
@@ -443,9 +443,6 @@
 /* Define to the function return type for recv. */
 #define RECV_TYPE_RETV @RECV_TYPE_RETV@
 
-/* Define to the type qualifier of arg 2 for send. */
-#define SEND_QUAL_ARG2 @SEND_QUAL_ARG2@
-
 /* Define to the type of arg 1 for send. */
 #define SEND_TYPE_ARG1 @SEND_TYPE_ARG1@
 
diff --git a/src/lib/config-dos.h b/src/lib/config-dos.h
index 8200a5b1..0ae57a92 100644
--- a/src/lib/config-dos.h
+++ b/src/lib/config-dos.h
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@
 /* Qualifiers for send(), recv(), recvfrom() and getnameinfo(). */
 
 #define SEND_TYPE_ARG1 int
-#define SEND_QUAL_ARG2 const
-#define SEND_TYPE_ARG2 void *
+#define SEND_TYPE_ARG2 const void *
 #define SEND_TYPE_ARG3 int
 #define SEND_TYPE_ARG4 int
 #define SEND_TYPE_RETV int
diff --git a/src/lib/config-win32.h b/src/lib/config-win32.h
index f7bdb9e8..da5c7483 100644
--- a/src/lib/config-win32.h
+++ b/src/lib/config-win32.h
@@ -190,11 +190,8 @@
 /* Define to the type of arg 1 for send. */
 #define SEND_TYPE_ARG1 SOCKET
 
-/* Define to the type qualifier of arg 2 for send. */
-#define SEND_QUAL_ARG2 const
-
 /* Define to the type of arg 2 for send. */
-#define SEND_TYPE_ARG2 char *
+#define SEND_TYPE_ARG2 const char *
 
 /* Define to the type of arg 3 for send. */
 #define SEND_TYPE_ARG3 int
diff --git a/src/lib/setup_once.h b/src/lib/setup_once.h
index 649d6ac4..95c12d46 100644
--- a/src/lib/setup_once.h
+++ b/src/lib/setup_once.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ struct timeval {
  * which is used to write outgoing data on a connected socket.
  * If yours has another name then don't define HAVE_SEND.
  *
- * If HAVE_SEND is defined then SEND_TYPE_ARG1, SEND_QUAL_ARG2,
+ * If HAVE_SEND is defined then SEND_TYPE_ARG1,
  * SEND_TYPE_ARG2, SEND_TYPE_ARG3, SEND_TYPE_ARG4 and
  * SEND_TYPE_RETV must also be defined.
  */
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Error Missing_definition_of_macro_sread
       write((SEND_TYPE_ARG1)(x), (SEND_TYPE_ARG2)(y), (SEND_TYPE_ARG3)(z))
 
 #elif defined(HAVE_SEND)
-#  if !defined(SEND_TYPE_ARG1) || !defined(SEND_QUAL_ARG2) || \
+#  if !defined(SEND_TYPE_ARG1) || \
     !defined(SEND_TYPE_ARG2) || !defined(SEND_TYPE_ARG3) ||   \
     !defined(SEND_TYPE_ARG4) || !defined(SEND_TYPE_RETV)
   /* */