diff --git a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbNetlist.cc b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbNetlist.cc
index 6d3762e1d..8f99bcc56 100644
--- a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbNetlist.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbNetlist.cc
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static const db::Net *net_for_terminal_by_name_const (const db::Device *device,
   }
 }
 
-static const db::Net *net_for_terminal_by_name (db::Device *device, const std::string &name)
+static db::Net *net_for_terminal_by_name (db::Device *device, const std::string &name)
 {
   if (! device->device_class () || ! device->device_class ()->has_terminal_with_name (name)) {
     return 0;