diff --git a/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h b/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h
index f2dbfc24cf..b58a24a3e9 100644
--- a/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h
+++ b/headers/os/opengl/GLView.h
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ private:
 		
 		void	_LockDraw();
 		void	_UnlockDraw();
+		
+// BeOS compatibility
+private:
+					BGLView(BRect rect, char* name,
+						ulong resizingMode, ulong mode,
+						ulong options);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/screen_savers/flurry/Flurry.cpp b/src/add-ons/screen_savers/flurry/Flurry.cpp
index c385c3074a..3c44b02097 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/screen_savers/flurry/Flurry.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/screen_savers/flurry/Flurry.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ using namespace BPrivate;
 
 
 FlurryView::FlurryView(BRect bounds)
-	: BGLView(bounds, NULL, B_FOLLOW_ALL, B_FRAME_EVENTS | B_WILL_DRAW,
+	: BGLView(bounds, (const char *)NULL, B_FOLLOW_ALL, B_FRAME_EVENTS | B_WILL_DRAW,
 		BGL_RGB | BGL_ALPHA | BGL_DEPTH | BGL_DOUBLE),
 	  fOldFrameTime(-1.0),
 	  fFlurryInfo_t(NULL)
diff --git a/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp b/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp
index 3285ebad11..08e1ee3bcf 100644
--- a/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/opengl/GLView.cpp
@@ -461,6 +461,25 @@ void BGLView::_ReservedGLView8() {}
 // #pragma mark -
 
 
+// BeOS compatibility
+BGLView::BGLView(BRect rect, char* name, ulong resizingMode, ulong mode,
+	ulong options)
+	:
+	BView(rect, name, B_FOLLOW_ALL_SIDES, mode | B_WILL_DRAW | B_FRAME_EVENTS),
+	fGc(NULL),
+	fOptions(options),
+	fDitherCount(0),
+	fDrawLock("BGLView draw lock"),
+	fDisplayLock("BGLView display lock"),
+	fClipInfo(NULL),
+	fRenderer(NULL),
+	fRoster(NULL),
+	fDitherMap(NULL)
+{
+	fRoster = new GLRendererRoster(this, options);
+}
+
+
 #if 0
 
 
diff --git a/src/libs/mesa/glut/glutWindow.cpp b/src/libs/mesa/glut/glutWindow.cpp
index 01816c89fc..979f39e4d6 100644
--- a/src/libs/mesa/glut/glutWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/mesa/glut/glutWindow.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ __glutDefaultReshape(int width, int height)
 GlutWindow::GlutWindow(GlutWindow *nparent, const char *name,
 		int x, int y, int width, int height, ulong options)
 	: BGLView(nparent != NULL ? BRect(x, y, x + width - 1, y + height - 1)
-			: BRect(0, 0, width - 1, height - 1), const_cast<char*>(name),
+			: BRect(0, 0, width - 1, height - 1), name,
 		nparent != NULL ? B_FOLLOW_NONE : B_FOLLOW_ALL_SIDES,
 		B_WILL_DRAW | B_FRAME_EVENTS | B_FULL_UPDATE_ON_RESIZE | B_PULSE_NEEDED,
 		options)
diff --git a/src/preferences/opengl/OpenGLView.cpp b/src/preferences/opengl/OpenGLView.cpp
index 18822cc329..88526d50dc 100644
--- a/src/preferences/opengl/OpenGLView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/opengl/OpenGLView.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ OpenGLView::OpenGLView()
 	const float kInset = 10;
 	BRect dummy(0, 0, 2, 2);
 
-	fGLView = new BGLView(dummy, (char*) "gl info", B_FOLLOW_NONE, 0,
+	fGLView = new BGLView(dummy, "gl info", B_FOLLOW_NONE, 0,
 		BGL_RGB | BGL_DOUBLE);
 	fGLView->Hide();
 	AddChild(fGLView);