diff --git a/src/support/ChangeLog b/src/support/ChangeLog
index 423337e9a2..738e6c8d30 100644
--- a/src/support/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/support/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 	* lstrings.C: add missing implementation of three-arg bformat
 
+	* lstrings.C: change rest of char * fmt -> string const & fmt
+
+
 2003-05-15  André Pönitz  <poenitz@gmx.net>
 
 	* lstrings.[Ch]: use string const & instead of char const * for format
diff --git a/src/support/lstrings.C b/src/support/lstrings.C
index 1b7b05fb23..29766f641e 100644
--- a/src/support/lstrings.C
+++ b/src/support/lstrings.C
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ string bformat(string const & fmt, string const & arg1, string const & arg2)
 }
 
 
-string bformat(char const * fmt, string const & arg1, string const & arg2,
+string bformat(string const & fmt, string const & arg1, string const & arg2,
 	string const & arg3)
 {
 	lyx::Assert(contains(fmt, "%1$s"));
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ string bformat(char const * fmt, string const & arg1, string const & arg2,
 }
 
 
-string bformat(char const * fmt, string const & arg1, string const & arg2,
+string bformat(string const & fmt, string const & arg1, string const & arg2,
 	string const & arg3, string const & arg4)
 {
 	lyx::Assert(contains(fmt, "%1$s"));