diff --git a/include/xhyve/support/uuid.h b/include/xhyve/support/uuid.h
index 009c617..22e2da2 100644
--- a/include/xhyve/support/uuid.h
+++ b/include/xhyve/support/uuid.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ uuid_create_nil(uuid_t *u, uint32_t *status)
 }
 
 static void
-uuid_enc_le(void *buf, const uuid_t *uuid)
+uuid_enc_le(void *buf, uuid_t *uuid)
 {
 	uuid_internal_t *u = (uuid_internal_t *) ((void *) uuid);
 	uint8_t *p = buf;