diff --git a/src/libcamera/log.cpp b/src/libcamera/log.cpp
index 3715e69d810e..7096071e53f6 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/log.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/log.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <ctime>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ LogMessage::LogMessage(const char *fileName, unsigned int line,
 		  << std::setw(9) << timestamp.tv_nsec << "]";
 
 	msgStream << " " << log_severity_name(severity);
-	msgStream << " " << basename(fileName) << ":" << line << " ";
+	msgStream << " " << basename((char *)fileName) << ":" << line << " ";
 }
 
 LogMessage::~LogMessage()