diff --git a/decpcap.c b/decpcap.c
index a31c2bb..b573caa 100644
--- a/decpcap.c
+++ b/decpcap.c
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ struct dp_handle * dp_open_offline(char * fname, char * ebuf)
 	return dp_fillhandle(temp);
 }
 
-struct dp_handle * dp_open_live(const char * device, int snaplen, int promisc, int to_ms, const char * ebuf)
+struct dp_handle * dp_open_live(const char * device, int snaplen, int promisc, int to_ms, char * errbuf)
 {
-	pcap_t * temp = pcap_open_live(device, snaplen, promisc, to_ms, ebuf); 
+	pcap_t * temp = pcap_open_live(device, snaplen, promisc, to_ms, errbuf); 
 
 	if (temp == NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/decpcap.h b/decpcap.h
index a64255a..e0a9614 100644
--- a/decpcap.h
+++ b/decpcap.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct dp_handle {
 
 /* functions to set up a handle (which is basically just a pcap handle) */
 
-struct dp_handle * dp_open_live(const char * device, int snaplen, int promisc, int to_ms, const char * ebuf);
+struct dp_handle * dp_open_live(const char * device, int snaplen, int promisc, int to_ms, char * errbuf);
 struct dp_handle * dp_open_offline(char * fname, char * ebuf);
 
 /* functions to add callbacks */