diff --git a/include/osgText/Text b/include/osgText/Text
index e0e82446e..1ffeae8ea 100644
--- a/include/osgText/Text
+++ b/include/osgText/Text
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public:
     KerningType getKerningType() const { return _kerningType; }
 
     /** Get the number of wrapped lines - only valid after computeGlyphRepresentation() has been called, returns 0 otherwise */
-    unsigned int getLineCount() { return _lineCount; }
+    unsigned int getLineCount() const { return _lineCount; }
     
     /** Draw the text.*/
     virtual void drawImplementation(osg::State& state) const;