diff --git a/src/stringlist.cc b/src/stringlist.cc
index 0f2ff01..645c5c8 100644
--- a/src/stringlist.cc
+++ b/src/stringlist.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ namespace pEp
     }
     
     template<>
-    const char* stringlist_t::* const ListWrapper<stringlist_t*, const char*>::Value = &stringlist_t::value;
+    const char* stringlist_t::* const ListWrapper<stringlist_t*, const char*>::Value
+        = const_cast<const char* stringlist_t::*>(&stringlist_t::value);
 
     template<>
     int StringList::size() const