diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index abd255dc..8afb3600 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -2754,7 +2754,7 @@ evhttp_connection_set_closecb(struct evhttp_connection *evcon,
 
 void
 evhttp_connection_get_peer(struct evhttp_connection *evcon,
-    char **address, ev_uint16_t *port)
+    const char **address, ev_uint16_t *port)
 {
 	*address = evcon->address;
 	*port = evcon->port;
diff --git a/include/event2/http.h b/include/event2/http.h
index eba8f237..aef8a45b 100644
--- a/include/event2/http.h
+++ b/include/event2/http.h
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ void evhttp_connection_set_closecb(struct evhttp_connection *evcon,
 /** Get the remote address and port associated with this connection. */
 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
 void evhttp_connection_get_peer(struct evhttp_connection *evcon,
-    char **address, ev_uint16_t *port);
+    const char **address, ev_uint16_t *port);
 
 /** Get the remote address associated with this connection.
  * extracted from getpeername() OR from nameserver.