diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index fe03b7bf..67c7223a 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-08-26  Giuseppe Scrivano  <gscrivano@gnu.org>
+
+	* openssl.c (ssl_init): Make `meth' const.
+
 2011-08-25  Giuseppe Scrivano  <gscrivano@gnu.org>
 
 	* utils.c [HAVE_UTIME && HAVE_UTIME_H]: Include <utime.h>.
diff --git a/src/openssl.c b/src/openssl.c
index 02bd2f43..2e236690 100644
--- a/src/openssl.c
+++ b/src/openssl.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ key_type_to_ssl_type (enum keyfile_type type)
 bool
 ssl_init ()
 {
-  SSL_METHOD *meth;
+  SSL_METHOD const *meth;
 
   if (ssl_ctx)
     /* The SSL has already been initialized. */