diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
index b10f4bd987..91406cc9cd 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_get_password(esp_http_client_handle_t client, char **v
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
-esp_err_t esp_http_client_set_password(esp_http_client_handle_t client, char *password)
+esp_err_t esp_http_client_set_password(esp_http_client_handle_t client, const char *password)
 {
     if (client == NULL) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "client must not be NULL");
diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
index b36333556c..0f89972ff4 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_get_password(esp_http_client_handle_t client, char **v
  *     - ESP_OK
  *     - ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG
  */
-esp_err_t esp_http_client_set_password(esp_http_client_handle_t client, char *password);
+esp_err_t esp_http_client_set_password(esp_http_client_handle_t client, const char *password);
 
 /**
  * @brief      Set http request auth_type.