diff --git a/src/sbbs3/telnet.c b/src/sbbs3/telnet.c
index cb7799fccd1392f2fc4b883241240134958b3039..41cb4ad82a8b3738f545b2e9874bca3a3991d45c 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/telnet.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/telnet.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ const char* DLLCALL telnet_opt_desc(uchar opt)
     return(unknown);
 }
 
-const uchar DLLCALL telnet_opt_ack(uchar cmd)
+uchar DLLCALL telnet_opt_ack(uchar cmd)
 {
 	switch(cmd) {
 		case TELNET_DO:		return TELNET_WILL;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ const uchar DLLCALL telnet_opt_ack(uchar cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const uchar DLLCALL telnet_opt_nak(uchar cmd)
+uchar DLLCALL telnet_opt_nak(uchar cmd)
 {
 	switch(cmd) {
 		case TELNET_DO:		return TELNET_WONT;
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/telnet.h b/src/sbbs3/telnet.h
index d7c42c6e1c243a01af5dee079f98be9c9f0edc69..22b982b9e0c15fd95f92be9bd4b36423724390db 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/telnet.h
+++ b/src/sbbs3/telnet.h
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 DLLEXPORT const char* DLLCALL telnet_cmd_desc(uchar cmd);   
 DLLEXPORT const char* DLLCALL telnet_opt_desc(uchar opt);
-DLLEXPORT const uchar DLLCALL telnet_opt_ack(uchar cmd);
-DLLEXPORT const uchar DLLCALL telnet_opt_nak(uchar cmd);
+DLLEXPORT		uchar DLLCALL telnet_opt_ack(uchar cmd);
+DLLEXPORT		uchar DLLCALL telnet_opt_nak(uchar cmd);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }