diff --git a/examples/osgcluster/osgcluster.cpp b/examples/osgcluster/osgcluster.cpp
index de5f3eaa5..c9ddf2cd8 100644
--- a/examples/osgcluster/osgcluster.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgcluster/osgcluster.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class CameraPacket {
         void writeEventQueue(osgViewer::Viewer& viewer);
 
         void setMasterKilled(const bool flag) { _masterKilled = flag; }
-        const bool getMasterKilled() const { return _masterKilled; }
+        bool getMasterKilled() const { return _masterKilled; }
 
         unsigned int    _byte_order;
         bool            _masterKilled;