diff --git a/include/wx/variant.h b/include/wx/variant.h
index d6bd548ca7..9388e4b6d8 100644
--- a/include/wx/variant.h
+++ b/include/wx/variant.h
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ public:
 #if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
     wxDEPRECATED( wxStringList& GetStringList() const );
 #endif
-    void* GetVoidPtr() const ;
-    wxObject* GetWxObjectPtr()  ;
+    void* GetVoidPtr() const;
+    wxObject* GetWxObjectPtr() const;
 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     wxDateTime GetDateTime() const ;
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
diff --git a/src/common/variant.cpp b/src/common/variant.cpp
index a06ac80606..2ebfcff9d8 100644
--- a/src/common/variant.cpp
+++ b/src/common/variant.cpp
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ void* wxVariant::GetVoidPtr() const
     return (void*) ((wxVariantDataVoidPtr*) m_data)->GetValue();
 }
 
-wxObject* wxVariant::GetWxObjectPtr()
+wxObject* wxVariant::GetWxObjectPtr() const
 {
     wxASSERT(wxIsKindOf(m_data, wxVariantDataWxObjectPtr));
     return (wxObject*) ((wxVariantDataWxObjectPtr*) m_data)->GetValue();