diff --git a/gst/gsturi.c b/gst/gsturi.c
index 2a027f9f76..c987872993 100644
--- a/gst/gsturi.c
+++ b/gst/gsturi.c
@@ -669,11 +669,11 @@ gst_uri_handler_get_protocols (GstURIHandler * handler)
  *   Returns NULL if there are no URI currently handled. The
  *   returned string must not be modified or freed.
  */
-const gchar *
+gchar *
 gst_uri_handler_get_uri (GstURIHandler * handler)
 {
   GstURIHandlerInterface *iface;
-  const gchar *ret;
+  gchar *ret;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_URI_HANDLER (handler), NULL);
 
diff --git a/gst/gsturi.h b/gst/gsturi.h
index 5068729a95..b06204eded 100644
--- a/gst/gsturi.h
+++ b/gst/gsturi.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct _GstURIHandlerInterface {
   gchar **		(* get_protocols)	(GType type);
 
   /* using the interface */
-  const gchar *		(* get_uri)		(GstURIHandler * handler);
+  gchar *		(* get_uri)		(GstURIHandler * handler);
   gboolean		(* set_uri)		(GstURIHandler * handler,
 						 const gchar *	 uri);
 };
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ GType		gst_uri_handler_get_type	(void);
 
 guint		gst_uri_handler_get_uri_type	(GstURIHandler * handler);
 gchar **	gst_uri_handler_get_protocols	(GstURIHandler * handler);
-const gchar *	gst_uri_handler_get_uri		(GstURIHandler * handler);
+gchar *		gst_uri_handler_get_uri		(GstURIHandler * handler);
 gboolean	gst_uri_handler_set_uri		(GstURIHandler * handler,
 						 const gchar *	 uri);