diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index 4e39c8b..fa98a6b 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@
 		SSL_MODE_ACCEPT_MOVING_WRITE_BUFFER |
 		SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS;
 	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) * ciphers = NULL;
-	SSL_CIPHER const * cipher = NULL;
+	SSL_CIPHER * cipher = NULL;
 	char cipher_description[128];
 	/* The description of ciphers using an Ephemeral Diffie Hellman key exchange
 	   contains " Kx=DH " or " Kx=DH(". Beware of " Kx=DH/",