diff --git a/bindings/hamlib.swg b/bindings/hamlib.swg
index 35a4f9f20..ffc4f6986 100644
--- a/bindings/hamlib.swg
+++ b/bindings/hamlib.swg
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
 %include <hamlib/rotlist.h>
 %include <hamlib/rotator.h>
 
+%inline {
+typedef const char * const_char_string;
+}
+
 /*
  * The Rig "class"
  */
diff --git a/bindings/rig.swg b/bindings/rig.swg
index 8d43110ee..f54b98446 100644
--- a/bindings/rig.swg
+++ b/bindings/rig.swg
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ typedef struct Rig {
 } Rig;
 
 typedef char * char_string;
-typedef const char * const_char_string;
 typedef channel_t * channel_t_p;
 typedef channel_t * const_channel_t_p;
 
diff --git a/bindings/rotator.swg b/bindings/rotator.swg
index 9e14e0797..544d98d8f 100644
--- a/bindings/rotator.swg
+++ b/bindings/rotator.swg
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ typedef struct Rot {
 	int do_exception;
 } Rot;
 
-typedef const char * const_char_string;
-
 %}
 
 /*