diff --git a/src/common/dns_utils.cpp b/src/common/dns_utils.cpp
index ce57151f5..d8b3c5308 100644
--- a/src/common/dns_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dns_utils.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ DNSResolver DNSResolver::create()
   return DNSResolver();
 }
 
-bool DNSResolver::check_address_syntax(const char *addr)
+bool DNSResolver::check_address_syntax(const char *addr) const
 {
   // if string doesn't contain a dot, we won't consider it a url for now.
   if (strchr(addr,'.') == NULL)
diff --git a/src/common/dns_utils.h b/src/common/dns_utils.h
index 50e8001f1..332bceafe 100644
--- a/src/common/dns_utils.h
+++ b/src/common/dns_utils.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ private:
    *
    * @return true if it looks enough like a URL, false if not
    */
-  bool check_address_syntax(const char *addr);
+  bool check_address_syntax(const char *addr) const;
 
   DNSResolverData *m_data;
 }; // class DNSResolver