diff --git a/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c b/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c
index 896d6e2a01..c166ab3892 100644
--- a/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c
+++ b/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ dissect_ber_boolean(packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, int off
 
 /* this function dissects a BER sequence 
  */
-int dissect_ber_sequence(gboolean implicit_tag, packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *parent_tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, int offset, ber_sequence *seq, gint hf_id, gint ett_id) {
+int dissect_ber_sequence(gboolean implicit_tag, packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *parent_tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, int offset, const ber_sequence *seq, gint hf_id, gint ett_id) {
 	guint8 class;
 	gboolean pc, ind;
 	guint32 tag;
diff --git a/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.h b/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.h
index 7ace045df3..66f6d65587 100644
--- a/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.h
+++ b/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ typedef struct _ber_sequence {
 
 /* this function dissects a BER sequence 
  */
-extern int dissect_ber_sequence(gboolean implicit_tag, packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *parent_tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, int offset, ber_sequence *seq, gint hf_id, gint ett_id);
+extern int dissect_ber_sequence(gboolean implicit_tag, packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *parent_tree, tvbuff_t *tvb, int offset, const ber_sequence *seq, gint hf_id, gint ett_id);
 
 
 typedef struct _ber_choice {