diff --git a/cpp/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCEANReader.cpp b/cpp/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCEANReader.cpp
index 9fe36db70..962d71ae7 100644
--- a/cpp/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCEANReader.cpp
+++ b/cpp/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCEANReader.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace zxing {
     };
 
 
-    const int UPCEANReader::getMIDDLE_PATTERN_LEN() {
+    int UPCEANReader::getMIDDLE_PATTERN_LEN() {
       return MIDDLE_PATTERN_LEN;
     }
 
diff --git a/cpp/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCEANReader.h b/cpp/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCEANReader.h
index 9773de09a..a9e1f9b4b 100644
--- a/cpp/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCEANReader.h
+++ b/cpp/core/src/zxing/oned/UPCEANReader.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace zxing {
 			static bool findGuardPattern(Ref<BitArray> row, int rowOffset, bool whiteFirst,
 			    const int pattern[], int patternLen, int* start, int* end);
 
-			virtual const int getMIDDLE_PATTERN_LEN();
+			virtual int getMIDDLE_PATTERN_LEN();
 			virtual const int* getMIDDLE_PATTERN();
 
 		public: