diff --git a/src/tls/openssl/tls.c b/src/tls/openssl/tls.c
index f3d111ceb..615a7ab91 100644
--- a/src/tls/openssl/tls.c
+++ b/src/tls/openssl/tls.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ int tls_set_verify_purpose(struct tls *tls, const char *purpose)
 {
 	int err;
 	int i;
-	X509_PURPOSE *xptmp;
+	const X509_PURPOSE *xptmp;
 
 	if (!tls || !purpose)
 		return EINVAL;