diff --git a/panda/src/physx/physxActor.I b/panda/src/physx/physxActor.I
index a4f2477c5a..c55a74c69b 100644
--- a/panda/src/physx/physxActor.I
+++ b/panda/src/physx/physxActor.I
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ls() const {
 INLINE void PhysxActor::
 ls(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
 
-  char *name = _name ? _name : "";
+  const char *name = _name ? _name : "";
 
   indent(out, indent_level) << get_type().get_name()
                             << " " << name
diff --git a/panda/src/physx/physxCloth.I b/panda/src/physx/physxCloth.I
index 6223948369..f1ad23b9e9 100644
--- a/panda/src/physx/physxCloth.I
+++ b/panda/src/physx/physxCloth.I
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ls() const {
 INLINE void PhysxCloth::
 ls(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
 
-  char *name = _name ? _name : "";
+  const char *name = _name ? _name : "";
 
   indent(out, indent_level) << get_type().get_name()
                             << " " << name
diff --git a/panda/src/physx/physxForceField.I b/panda/src/physx/physxForceField.I
index 3aff844847..d589ecba35 100644
--- a/panda/src/physx/physxForceField.I
+++ b/panda/src/physx/physxForceField.I
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ ls() const {
 INLINE void PhysxForceField::
 ls(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
 
+  const char *name = _name ? _name : "";
+
   indent(out, indent_level) << get_type().get_name()
-                            << " " << get_name()
+                            << " " << name
                             << " (at 0x" << this << ")\n";
 }
 
diff --git a/panda/src/physx/physxForceFieldShape.I b/panda/src/physx/physxForceFieldShape.I
index 1272172336..2077036d77 100644
--- a/panda/src/physx/physxForceFieldShape.I
+++ b/panda/src/physx/physxForceFieldShape.I
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ls() const {
 INLINE void PhysxForceFieldShape::
 ls(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
 
-  char *name = _name ? _name : "";
+  const char *name = _name ? _name : "";
 
   indent(out, indent_level) << get_type().get_name()
                             << " " << name
diff --git a/panda/src/physx/physxForceFieldShapeGroup.I b/panda/src/physx/physxForceFieldShapeGroup.I
index 3f9a477291..5044cee77c 100644
--- a/panda/src/physx/physxForceFieldShapeGroup.I
+++ b/panda/src/physx/physxForceFieldShapeGroup.I
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ ls() const {
 INLINE void PhysxForceFieldShapeGroup::
 ls(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
 
+  const char *name = _name ? _name : "";
+
   indent(out, indent_level) << get_type().get_name()
-                            << " " << get_name()
+                            << " " << name
                             << " (at 0x" << this << ")\n";
 
   _shapes.ls(out, indent_level);
diff --git a/panda/src/physx/physxJoint.I b/panda/src/physx/physxJoint.I
index 8635a86b09..06beb9e76c 100644
--- a/panda/src/physx/physxJoint.I
+++ b/panda/src/physx/physxJoint.I
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ls() const {
 INLINE void PhysxJoint::
 ls(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
 
-  char *name = _name ? _name : "";
+  const char *name = _name ? _name : "";
 
   indent(out, indent_level) << get_type().get_name()
                             << " " << name
diff --git a/panda/src/physx/physxShape.I b/panda/src/physx/physxShape.I
index 3af58bac76..3a1b44bad2 100644
--- a/panda/src/physx/physxShape.I
+++ b/panda/src/physx/physxShape.I
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ls() const {
 INLINE void PhysxShape::
 ls(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
 
-  char *name = _name ? _name : "";
+  const char *name = _name ? _name : "";
 
   indent(out, indent_level) << get_type().get_name()
                             << " " << name