diff --git a/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDPlayer.cpp b/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDPlayer.cpp
index 3f221165e34ee..00d3822f184dc 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDPlayer.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDPlayer.cpp
@@ -4512,7 +4512,7 @@ std::string CDVDPlayer::GetPlayingTitle()
   return "";
 }
 
-bool CDVDPlayer::SwitchChannel(CPVRChannelPtr &channel)
+bool CDVDPlayer::SwitchChannel(const CPVRChannelPtr &channel)
 {
   if (!g_PVRManager.CheckParentalLock(channel))
     return false;
diff --git a/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDPlayer.h b/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDPlayer.h
index 24d85fb4a1bec..64c99742507ae 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDPlayer.h
+++ b/xbmc/cores/dvdplayer/DVDPlayer.h
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class CDVDPlayer : public IPlayer, public CThread, public IDVDPlayer
 
   virtual std::string GetPlayingTitle();
 
-  virtual bool SwitchChannel(PVR::CPVRChannelPtr &channel);
+  virtual bool SwitchChannel(const PVR::CPVRChannelPtr &channel);
   virtual bool CachePVRStream(void) const;
 
   enum ECacheState