diff --git a/gi/overrides/gstmodule.c b/gi/overrides/gstmodule.c
index 1c18699a88..a28959fd53 100644
--- a/gi/overrides/gstmodule.c
+++ b/gi/overrides/gstmodule.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (pygst_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT pygst_debug
 
 static PyObject *
-gi_gst_get_type (const gchar * type_name)
+gi_gst_get_type (gchar * type_name)
 {
   PyObject *module, *dict;