diff --git a/darshan-util/darshan-logutils.c b/darshan-util/darshan-logutils.c
index 4640cfd5e4d04428c79e251f9f6f60fbd5e074e6..2454613bdc3badaefb581f17bebb33f5ef279c1d 100644
--- a/darshan-util/darshan-logutils.c
+++ b/darshan-util/darshan-logutils.c
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ void darshan_log_get_name_records(darshan_fd fd,
     if(ret < 0)
     {
         darshan_log_close(fd);
-        return(-1);
+        return;
     }
 
     int num = HASH_CNT(hlink, name_hash);
diff --git a/darshan-util/darshan-logutils.h b/darshan-util/darshan-logutils.h
index f09a1aee5544519ca18475582c342f1909ddde7e..66b7bc47516e6774634ccd7ef9c97ad6172fd880 100644
--- a/darshan-util/darshan-logutils.h
+++ b/darshan-util/darshan-logutils.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct darshan_mnt_info
 
 struct darshan_mod_info
 {
-    char *name;
+    const char *name;
     int  len;
     int  ver;
     int  idx;