1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/amqp_0_10/Connection.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/amqp_0_10/Connection.cpp
index ceeaadf70c..8cb675202e 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/amqp_0_10/Connection.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/amqp_0_10/Connection.cpp
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ bool Connection::isClosed() const {
     return pushClosed && popClosed;
 }
 
-size_t  Connection::encode(const char* buffer, size_t size) {
+size_t  Connection::encode(char* buffer, size_t size) {
     {   // Swap frameQueue data into workQueue to avoid holding lock while we encode.
         Mutex::ScopedLock l(frameQueueLock);
         if (popClosed) return 0; // Can't pop any more frames.
         assert(workQueue.empty());
         workQueue.swap(frameQueue);
     }
-    framing::Buffer out(const_cast<char*>(buffer), size);
+    framing::Buffer out(buffer, size);
     if (!isClient && !initialized) {
         framing::ProtocolInitiation pi(getVersion());
         pi.encode(out);