diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cabb653ded..a11a471076 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -29994,6 +29994,54 @@ $as_echo "$wx_cv_func_vsscanf_decl" >&6; }
     if test "$wx_cv_func_vsscanf_decl" = "yes"; then
         $as_echo "#define HAVE_VSSCANF_DECL 1" >>confdefs.h
 
+
+                                { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if vsscanf() declaration is broken" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking if vsscanf() declaration is broken... " >&6; }
+if ${wx_cv_func_broken_vsscanf_decl+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+
+                cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+                        #include <stdio.h>
+                        #include <stdarg.h>
+                        #ifdef __MSL__
+                        #if __MSL__ >= 0x6000
+                        namespace std {}
+                        using namespace std;
+                        #endif
+                        #endif
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+                        const char *buf;
+                        va_list args;
+                        vsscanf(buf, "%s", args);
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  wx_cv_func_broken_vsscanf_decl=no
+else
+  wx_cv_func_broken_vsscanf_decl=yes
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+
+
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $wx_cv_func_broken_vsscanf_decl" >&5
+$as_echo "$wx_cv_func_broken_vsscanf_decl" >&6; }
+
+        if test "$wx_cv_func_broken_vsscanf_decl" = "yes"; then
+            $as_echo "#define HAVE_BROKEN_VSSCANF_DECL 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+        fi
     fi
 fi
 ac_ext=c
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7300b83289..c691665d1b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4236,6 +4236,37 @@ if test "$ac_cv_func_vsscanf" = "yes"; then
 
     if test "$wx_cv_func_vsscanf_decl" = "yes"; then
         AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VSSCANF_DECL)
+
+        dnl we know there is a vsscanf() declaration, but it can be broken by
+        dnl declaring vsscanf() as taking a non-const first argument (this
+        dnl happens at least under HP-UX 11.31, see #15638).
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK([if vsscanf() declaration is broken], wx_cv_func_broken_vsscanf_decl,
+            [
+                AC_TRY_COMPILE(
+                    [
+                        #include <stdio.h>
+                        #include <stdarg.h>
+                        #ifdef __MSL__
+                        #if __MSL__ >= 0x6000
+                        namespace std {}
+                        using namespace std;
+                        #endif
+                        #endif
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        const char *buf;
+                        va_list args;
+                        vsscanf(buf, "%s", args);
+                    ],
+                    wx_cv_func_broken_vsscanf_decl=no,
+                    wx_cv_func_broken_vsscanf_decl=yes
+                )
+            ]
+        )
+
+        if test "$wx_cv_func_broken_vsscanf_decl" = "yes"; then
+            AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BROKEN_VSSCANF_DECL)
+        fi
     fi
 fi
 AC_LANG_POP()
diff --git a/include/wx/wxcrtvararg.h b/include/wx/wxcrtvararg.h
index c3a306be85..08d6981e26 100644
--- a/include/wx/wxcrtvararg.h
+++ b/include/wx/wxcrtvararg.h
@@ -238,7 +238,17 @@
 #define wxCRT_ScanfA     scanf
 #define wxCRT_SscanfA    sscanf
 #define wxCRT_FscanfA    fscanf
-#define wxCRT_VsscanfA   vsscanf
+
+/* vsscanf() may have a wrong declaration with non-const first parameter, fix
+ * this by wrapping it if necessary. */
+#if defined __cplusplus && defined HAVE_BROKEN_VSSCANF_DECL
+    inline int wxCRT_VsscanfA(const char *str, const char *format, va_list ap)
+    {
+        return vsscanf(const_cast<char *>(str), format, ap);
+    }
+#else
+    #define wxCRT_VsscanfA   vsscanf
+#endif
 
 #if defined(wxNEED_WPRINTF)
     int wxCRT_ScanfW(const wchar_t *format, ...);
diff --git a/setup.h.in b/setup.h.in
index 0e66ca3637..9530999bea 100644
--- a/setup.h.in
+++ b/setup.h.in
@@ -1001,6 +1001,10 @@
  * with 'char*' for the 3rd parameter instead of 'const char*' */
 #undef HAVE_BROKEN_VSNPRINTF_DECL
 
+/* Define if you have a _broken_ vsscanf() declaration in the header,
+ * with 'char*' for the 1st parameter instead of 'const char*' */
+#undef HAVE_BROKEN_VSSCANF_DECL
+
 /* Define if you have vsscanf() */
 #undef HAVE_VSSCANF
 
diff --git a/setup.h_vms b/setup.h_vms
index 182b018306..70955eb41c 100644
--- a/setup.h_vms
+++ b/setup.h_vms
@@ -1107,6 +1107,10 @@ typedef pid_t GPid;
  * with 'char*' for the 3rd parameter instead of 'const char*' */
 #undef HAVE_BROKEN_VSNPRINTF_DECL
 
+/* Define if you have a _broken_ vsscanf() declaration in the header,
+ * with 'char*' for the 1st parameter instead of 'const char*' */
+#undef HAVE_BROKEN_VSSCANF_DECL
+
 /* Define if you have vsscanf() */
 #define HAVE_VSSCANF 1