1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 6eb5f53846..b2a37e1185 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1628,10 +1628,10 @@ int update_ref(const char *action, const char *refname,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct ref *find_ref_by_name(struct ref *list, const char *name)
+struct ref *find_ref_by_name(const struct ref *list, const char *name)
 {
 	for ( ; list; list = list->next)
 		if (!strcmp(list->name, name))
-			return list;
+			return (struct ref *)list;
 	return NULL;
 }