diff --git a/include/libipc/buffer.h b/include/libipc/buffer.h
index 9d787d5..51ae59b 100755
--- a/include/libipc/buffer.h
+++ b/include/libipc/buffer.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public:
     explicit buffer(byte_t (& data)[N])
         : buffer(data, sizeof(data)) {
     }
-    explicit buffer(char const & c);
+    explicit buffer(char & c);
 
     buffer(buffer&& rhs);
     ~buffer();
diff --git a/src/libipc/buffer.cpp b/src/libipc/buffer.cpp
index 084b815..78ba8a1 100755
--- a/src/libipc/buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/libipc/buffer.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ buffer::buffer(void* p, std::size_t s)
     : buffer(p, s, nullptr) {
 }
 
-buffer::buffer(char const & c)
-    : buffer(const_cast<char*>(&c), 1) {
+buffer::buffer(char & c)
+    : buffer(&c, 1) {
 }
 
 buffer::buffer(buffer&& rhs)