diff --git a/list.h b/list.h
index 263316c..9bc275d 100644
--- a/list.h
+++ b/list.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 
 #define container_of(ptr, type, member) ({ \
-		const typeof(((type *)0)->member)*__mptr = (ptr);  \
+		typeof(((type *)0)->member)*__mptr = (ptr);  \
 		(type *)((char *)__mptr - offsetof(type, member)); \
 		})