diff --git a/hw/vga.c b/hw/vga.c
index 125fb293f2..7be51419ef 100644
--- a/hw/vga.c
+++ b/hw/vga.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static uint16_t expand2[256];
 static uint8_t expand4to8[16];
 
 static void vga_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename);
-static char *screen_dump_filename;
+static const char *screen_dump_filename;
 static DisplayChangeListener *screen_dump_dcl;
 
 static void vga_update_memory_access(VGACommonState *s)
@@ -2318,7 +2318,6 @@ static void vga_save_dpy_update(DisplayState *ds,
 {
     if (screen_dump_filename) {
         ppm_save(screen_dump_filename, ds->surface);
-        screen_dump_filename = NULL;
     }
 }
 
@@ -2396,8 +2395,8 @@ static void vga_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename)
     if (!screen_dump_dcl)
         screen_dump_dcl = vga_screen_dump_init(s->ds);
 
-    screen_dump_filename = (char *)filename;
+    screen_dump_filename = filename;
     vga_invalidate_display(s);
     vga_hw_update();
+    screen_dump_filename = NULL;
 }
-