diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index c1add2ce09b3..bd0810df4d96 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -503,9 +503,9 @@ int monitor_fprintf(FILE *stream, const char *fmt, ...)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void qmp_send_response(Monitor *mon, QDict *rsp)
+static void qmp_send_response(Monitor *mon, const QDict *rsp)
 {
-    QObject *data = QOBJECT(rsp);
+    const QObject *data = QOBJECT(rsp);
     QString *json;
 
     json = mon->flags & MONITOR_USE_PRETTY ? qobject_to_json_pretty(data) :