diff --git a/cli/src/generate/render.rs b/cli/src/generate/render.rs
index 9d22f4a3..a987a0a3 100644
--- a/cli/src/generate/render.rs
+++ b/cli/src/generate/render.rs
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ impl Generator {
     }
 
     fn add_symbol_names_list(&mut self) {
-        add_line!(self, "static const char *ts_symbol_names[] = {{");
+        add_line!(self, "static const char * const ts_symbol_names[] = {{");
         indent!(self);
         for symbol in self.parse_table.symbols.iter() {
             let name = self.sanitize_string(
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ impl Generator {
     }
 
     fn add_field_name_names_list(&mut self) {
-        add_line!(self, "static const char *ts_field_names[] = {{");
+        add_line!(self, "static const char * const ts_field_names[] = {{");
         indent!(self);
         add_line!(self, "[0] = NULL,");
         for field_name in &self.field_names {
diff --git a/lib/include/tree_sitter/parser.h b/lib/include/tree_sitter/parser.h
index a3a87bd1..cbbc7b4e 100644
--- a/lib/include/tree_sitter/parser.h
+++ b/lib/include/tree_sitter/parser.h
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ struct TSLanguage {
   const uint16_t *small_parse_table;
   const uint32_t *small_parse_table_map;
   const TSParseActionEntry *parse_actions;
-  const char **symbol_names;
-  const char **field_names;
+  const char * const *symbol_names;
+  const char * const *field_names;
   const TSFieldMapSlice *field_map_slices;
   const TSFieldMapEntry *field_map_entries;
   const TSSymbolMetadata *symbol_metadata;