diff --git a/libpurgeablemem/common/src/ux_page_table_c.c b/libpurgeablemem/common/src/ux_page_table_c.c
index afc9fbd4023a0f239342a5965a420a9c9e1b2d12..42a143cbb693f7bea1b6bf832604ce8fb04529bc 100644
--- a/libpurgeablemem/common/src/ux_page_table_c.c
+++ b/libpurgeablemem/common/src/ux_page_table_c.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ bool UxpteIsPresent(UxPageTableStruct *upt, uint64_t addr, size_t len)
     return ret == PM_OK;
 }
 
-static inline uxpte_t UxpteLoad(uxpte_t *uxpte)
+static inline uxpte_t UxpteLoad(const uxpte_t *uxpte)
 {
     __sync_synchronize();
     return *uxpte;