diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp
index c35fca7217..051ecfca06 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ QSqlResult::QSqlResult(const QSqlDriver *db)
     d_ptr = new QSqlResultPrivate;
     Q_D(QSqlResult);
     d->q_ptr = this;
-    d->sqldriver = const_cast<QSqlDriver *>(db);
+    d->sqldriver = db;
     if (d->sqldriver)
         setNumericalPrecisionPolicy(d->sqldriver->numericalPrecisionPolicy());
 }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ QSqlResult::QSqlResult(QSqlResultPrivate &dd, const QSqlDriver *db)
     d_ptr = &dd;
     Q_D(QSqlResult);
     d->q_ptr = this;
-    d->sqldriver = const_cast<QSqlDriver *>(db);
+    d->sqldriver = db;
     if (d->sqldriver)
         setNumericalPrecisionPolicy(d->sqldriver->numericalPrecisionPolicy());
 }
diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult_p.h b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult_p.h
index 34b260d89b..1cd8b9bbcc 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult_p.h
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult_p.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public:
     QString holderAt(int index) const;
 
     QSqlResult *q_ptr;
-    QPointer<QSqlDriver> sqldriver;
+    QPointer<const QSqlDriver> sqldriver;
     int idx;
     QString sql;
     bool active;