diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 4118f2b21..a347a6eef 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -45681,7 +45681,7 @@ int wolfSSL_SESSION_print(WOLFSSL_BIO *bp, const WOLFSSL_SESSION *x)
     || defined(WOLFSSL_MYSQL_COMPATIBLE) || defined(WOLFSSL_NGINX)
 
 /* TODO: Doesn't currently track SSL_VERIFY_CLIENT_ONCE */
-int wolfSSL_get_verify_mode(WOLFSSL* ssl) {
+int wolfSSL_get_verify_mode(const WOLFSSL* ssl) {
     int mode = 0;
     WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_get_verify_mode");
 
@@ -45708,7 +45708,7 @@ int wolfSSL_get_verify_mode(WOLFSSL* ssl) {
     return mode;
 }
 
-int wolfSSL_CTX_get_verify_mode(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
+int wolfSSL_CTX_get_verify_mode(const WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
 {
     int mode = 0;
     WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_CTX_get_verify_mode");
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index 7d25cef62..ae2626b61 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -3834,8 +3834,8 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_set1_curves_list(WOLFSSL* ssl, const char* names);
     defined(HAVE_STUNNEL) || defined(WOLFSSL_MYSQL_COMPATIBLE) || \
     defined(WOLFSSL_NGINX) || defined(WOLFSSL_HAPROXY)
 
-WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_get_verify_mode(WOLFSSL* ssl);
-WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CTX_get_verify_mode(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx);
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_get_verify_mode(const WOLFSSL* ssl);
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CTX_get_verify_mode(const WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx);
 
 #endif