diff --git a/include/twn_util.h b/include/twn_util.h
index 9c8b12a..afeb956 100644
--- a/include/twn_util.h
+++ b/include/twn_util.h
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ TWN_API void log_vec2(Vec2 value, char const *identity);
 TWN_API void log_vec3(Vec3 value, char const *identity);
 TWN_API void log_rect(Rect value, char const *identity);
 
-TWN_API void profile_start(char profile[const static 1]);
-TWN_API void profile_end(char profile[const static 1]);
+TWN_API void profile_start(char const *profile);
+TWN_API void profile_end(char const *profile);
 TWN_API void profile_list_stats(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/twn_util.c b/src/twn_util.c
index 91a48e8..1231300 100644
--- a/src/twn_util.c
+++ b/src/twn_util.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ char *expand_asterisk(const char *mask, const char *to) {
 }
 
 
-void profile_start(char profile[const static 1]) {
+void profile_start(char const *profile) {
     /* stamp time immediately, so to not have influence of our profile lookup */
     uint64_t const counter = SDL_GetPerformanceCounter();
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void profile_start(char profile[const static 1]) {
 }
 
 
-void profile_end(char profile[const static 1]) {
+void profile_end(char const *profile) {
     /* stamp time immediately, so to not have influence of our profile lookup */
     uint64_t const counter = SDL_GetPerformanceCounter();