diff --git a/Utils/Daemon/Daemon.cc b/Utils/Daemon/Daemon.cc
index f1ac715cd4367f870f8b07ea07412d3bbcdc256d..1a684a525b02aafb1ffd85a4227c18d463655713 100644
--- a/Utils/Daemon/Daemon.cc
+++ b/Utils/Daemon/Daemon.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ prefix_ int senf::Daemon::argc()
     return argc_;
 }
 
-prefix_ char const ** senf::Daemon::argv() 
+prefix_ char ** senf::Daemon::argv() 
 {
     return argv_;
 }
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ prefix_ void senf::Daemon::exit(unsigned code)
     throw DaemonExitException(code);
 }
 
-prefix_ int senf::Daemon::start(int argc, char const ** argv)
+prefix_ int senf::Daemon::start(int argc, char ** argv)
 {
     argc_ = argc;
     argv_ = argv;
diff --git a/Utils/Daemon/Daemon.hh b/Utils/Daemon/Daemon.hh
index 2a0ee697b167e16292c6297096669d4517b6f58e..25b8e603fcab1aed7e0732097553c5c838bc4418 100644
--- a/Utils/Daemon/Daemon.hh
+++ b/Utils/Daemon/Daemon.hh
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ namespace senf {
                                              successful startup. */
 
         int argc();                     ///< Access command line parameter count
-        char const ** argv();           ///< Access command line parameters
+        char ** argv();           ///< Access command line parameters
 
         static void exit(unsigned code=0);     ///< Terminate daemon with failure
 
         ///\}
         
-        int start(int argc, char const ** argv); ///< Called from main() to launch daemon.
+        int start(int argc, char ** argv); ///< Called from main() to launch daemon.
                                         /**< Normally not called directly but from the
                                              \ref SENF_DAEMON_MAIN macro. */
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ namespace senf {
         bool pidfileCreate();
 
         int argc_;
-        char const ** argv_;
+        char ** argv_;
 
         bool daemonize_;
         std::string stdoutLog_;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ namespace senf {
         \ingroup process
      */
 #   define SENF_DAEMON_MAIN(klass)                                                                \
-        int main(int argc, char const ** argv)                                                    \
+        int main(int argc, char ** argv)                                                    \
         {                                                                                         \
             klass instance;                                                                       \
             return instance.start(argc, argv);                                                    \