diff --git a/src/runtime/c/pgf/db.h b/src/runtime/c/pgf/db.h
index d1725588a..6aad89e4a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/c/pgf/db.h
+++ b/src/runtime/c/pgf/db.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
     static
     ref<A> from_ptr(A *ptr) { return (((uint8_t*) ptr) - current_base); }
 
-    object as_object() { return offset; }
+    object as_object() const { return offset; }
 
     static
     object tagged(ref<A> ref) {