diff --git a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Taucs_fix.h b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Taucs_fix.h
index 6f10bf0a1f8..f32e41d148f 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Taucs_fix.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Taucs_fix.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ inline double cgal_taucs_available_memory_size()
     m = taucs_available_memory_size();
 #endif
 
-    taucs_printf((const)"cgal_taucs_available_memory_size returns %lfMB\n", m/1048576.0);
+    taucs_printf((char*)"cgal_taucs_available_memory_size returns %lfMB\n", m/1048576.0);
 
     return m;
 }
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Taucs_solver_traits.h b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Taucs_solver_traits.h
index ce1be62d3a6..5bccaf4a295 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Taucs_solver_traits.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Taucs_solver_traits.h
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ public:
             taucs_ccs_order((taucs_ccs_matrix*) A.get_taucs_matrix(),
                             &perm,
                             &invperm,
-                            (const)"colamd");
+                            (char*)"colamd");
             if (perm == NULL) {
-                taucs_printf((const)"\tOrdering Failed\n");
+                taucs_printf((char*)"\tOrdering Failed\n");
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public:
             taucs_io_handle* oocL = taucs_io_create_multifile(matrixfile);
             free(matrixfile); matrixfile = NULL;
             if (oocL == NULL) {
-                taucs_printf((const)"\tCannot Create Multifile\n");
+                taucs_printf((char*)"\tCannot Create Multifile\n");
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public:
                                         oocL,
                                         memory_mb*1048576.0);
             if (success != TAUCS_SUCCESS) {
-                taucs_printf((const)"\tFactorization Failed\n");
+                taucs_printf((char*)"\tFactorization Failed\n");
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public:
                                         X.get_taucs_vector(),
                                         (T*) B.get_taucs_vector());
             if (success != TAUCS_SUCCESS) {
-                taucs_printf((const)"\tSolving Failed\n");
+                taucs_printf((char*)"\tSolving Failed\n");
                 return false;
             }