diff --git a/src/fs_mknod_as.hpp b/src/fs_mknod_as.hpp
index b2685d3e..c71bef34 100644
--- a/src/fs_mknod_as.hpp
+++ b/src/fs_mknod_as.hpp
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ namespace fs
   mknod_as(const ugid_t  ugid_,
            const T      &path_,
            mode_t        mode_,
-           const dev_t   dev_,
-           const mode_t  umask_)
+           dev_t         dev_,
+           mode_t        umask_)
   {
     const ugid::SetGuard _(ugid_);