diff --git a/nse_nsock.cc b/nse_nsock.cc
index d2b29650b..e0a16f881 100644
--- a/nse_nsock.cc
+++ b/nse_nsock.cc
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ int ncap_restore_lua(ncap_request * nr)
 }
 
 #if HAVE_OPENSSL
-const SSL *nse_nsock_get_ssl(lua_State *L)
+SSL *nse_nsock_get_ssl(lua_State *L)
 {
   const l_nsock_udata *udata;
 
diff --git a/nse_ssl_cert.cc b/nse_ssl_cert.cc
index 818b657ed..1417d5bc5 100644
--- a/nse_ssl_cert.cc
+++ b/nse_ssl_cert.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ struct cert_userdata {
   int attributes_table;
 };
 
-const SSL *nse_nsock_get_ssl(lua_State *L);
+SSL *nse_nsock_get_ssl(lua_State *L);
 
 /* This is a reference to a table that will be used as the metatable for
    certificate attribute tables. It has an __index entry that points to the
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static void cert_pem_to_string(lua_State *L, X509 *cert)
 
 int l_get_ssl_certificate(lua_State *L)
 {
-  const SSL *ssl;
+  SSL *ssl;
   struct cert_userdata *udata;
   X509 *cert;
   X509_NAME *subject, *issuer;