diff --git a/oldXMenu/Create.c b/oldXMenu/Create.c
index 2ea84e921a1..58d17826623 100644
--- a/oldXMenu/Create.c
+++ b/oldXMenu/Create.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #define XASSOC_TABLE_SIZE	64
 
-char *x_get_resource_string (char const *, char const *);
+const char *x_get_resource_string (char const *, char const *);
 
 
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ XMenuCreate(Display *display, Window parent, register char const *def_env)
                   		/* Window ID of the menu's parent window. */
                            	/* X Defaults program environment name. */
 {
-  register char *def_val;	/* X Default value temp variable. */
+  register const char *def_val;	/* X Default value temp variable. */
 
   register XMenu *menu;		/* Pointer to the new menu. */
   XMStyle menu_style;		/* Menu display style. */
diff --git a/src/frame.c b/src/frame.c
index 7f951b4f73b..03bbbfb4da2 100644
--- a/src/frame.c
+++ b/src/frame.c
@@ -5045,8 +5045,8 @@ x_get_resource_string (const char *attribute, const char *class)
   esprintf (name_key, "%s.%s", SSDATA (Vinvocation_name), attribute);
   sprintf (class_key, "%s.%s", EMACS_CLASS, class);
 
-  result = gui_display_get_resource (FRAME_DISPLAY_INFO (sf),
-                                     name_key, class_key);
+  result = x_get_string_resource (&FRAME_DISPLAY_INFO (sf)->rdb,
+				  name_key, class_key);
   SAFE_FREE ();
   return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/frame.h b/src/frame.h
index 70597737d49..b8aed823afb 100644
--- a/src/frame.h
+++ b/src/frame.h
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ extern enum internal_border_part frame_internal_border_part (struct frame *f, in
 #if defined HAVE_X_WINDOWS
 extern void x_wm_set_icon_position (struct frame *, int, int);
 #if !defined USE_X_TOOLKIT
-extern char *x_get_resource_string (const char *, const char *);
+extern const char *x_get_resource_string (const char *, const char *);
 #endif
 extern void x_sync (struct frame *);
 #endif /* HAVE_X_WINDOWS */