diff --git a/LOG b/LOG
index 8b6777d81b..14b638b2ee 100644
--- a/LOG
+++ b/LOG
@@ -514,3 +514,4 @@
 - support Windows build on Bash/WSL
     BUILDING, configure, workarea, c/vs.bat (new), mats/vs.bat (new),
     c/Mf-*nt, mats/Mf-*, s/Mf-base
+- fix c/version.h for FreeBDS (machine types i3fb, ti3fb, a6fb, ta6fb)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/c/version.h b/c/version.h
index 30bd8bd9c4..7be60a1212 100644
--- a/c/version.h
+++ b/c/version.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ typedef int tputsputcchar;
 #define NSECATIME(sb) (sb).st_atimespec.tv_nsec
 #define NSECCTIME(sb) (sb).st_ctimespec.tv_nsec
 #define NSECMTIME(sb) (sb).st_mtimespec.tv_nsec
-#define ICONV_INBUF_TYPE const char **
+#define ICONV_INBUF_TYPE char **
 #define UNUSED __attribute__((__unused__))
 #endif