diff --git a/src/rdkafka.h b/src/rdkafka.h
index 583e57b7d..43209f53b 100644
--- a/src/rdkafka.h
+++ b/src/rdkafka.h
@@ -8420,7 +8420,7 @@ const rd_kafka_TopicPartitionInfo_t **rd_kafka_TopicDescription_partitions(
  * @return The partition id.
  */
 RD_EXPORT
-const int rd_kafka_TopicPartitionInfo_partition(
+int rd_kafka_TopicPartitionInfo_partition(
     const rd_kafka_TopicPartitionInfo_t *partition);
 
 
diff --git a/src/rdkafka_admin.c b/src/rdkafka_admin.c
index b2671f3c8..00279be7c 100644
--- a/src/rdkafka_admin.c
+++ b/src/rdkafka_admin.c
@@ -9015,7 +9015,7 @@ static void rd_kafka_TopicDescription_free(void *ptr) {
         rd_kafka_TopicDescription_destroy(ptr);
 }
 
-const int rd_kafka_TopicPartitionInfo_partition(
+int rd_kafka_TopicPartitionInfo_partition(
     const rd_kafka_TopicPartitionInfo_t *partition) {
         return partition->partition;
 }