diff --git a/client/common/file.c b/client/common/file.c
index f400e764d..843c1037c 100644
--- a/client/common/file.c
+++ b/client/common/file.c
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ struct rdp_file
 };
 
 static SSIZE_T freerdp_client_rdp_file_add_line(rdpFile* file);
-static rdpFileLine* freerdp_client_rdp_file_find_line_by_name(rdpFile* file, const char* name);
+static rdpFileLine* freerdp_client_rdp_file_find_line_by_name(const rdpFile* file,
+                                                              const char* name);
 static void freerdp_client_file_string_check_free(LPSTR str);
 
 static BOOL freerdp_client_rdp_file_find_integer_entry(rdpFile* file, const char* name,
@@ -1460,7 +1461,7 @@ fail:
 	freerdp_addin_argv_free(args);
 	return NULL;
 }
-BOOL freerdp_client_populate_settings_from_rdp_file(rdpFile* file, rdpSettings* settings)
+BOOL freerdp_client_populate_settings_from_rdp_file(const rdpFile* file, rdpSettings* settings)
 {
 	BOOL setDefaultConnectionType = TRUE;
 
@@ -2244,7 +2245,7 @@ BOOL freerdp_client_populate_settings_from_rdp_file(rdpFile* file, rdpSettings*
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-static rdpFileLine* freerdp_client_rdp_file_find_line_by_name(rdpFile* file, const char* name)
+static rdpFileLine* freerdp_client_rdp_file_find_line_by_name(const rdpFile* file, const char* name)
 {
 	size_t index;
 	BOOL bFound = FALSE;
@@ -2278,12 +2279,12 @@ int freerdp_client_rdp_file_set_string_option(rdpFile* file, const char* name, c
 	return freerdp_client_rdp_file_set_string(file, name, value);
 }
 
-const char* freerdp_client_rdp_file_get_string_option(rdpFile* file, const char* name)
+const char* freerdp_client_rdp_file_get_string_option(const rdpFile* file, const char* name)
 {
 	LPSTR* value = NULL;
 	rdpFileLine* line = NULL;
 
-	if (freerdp_client_rdp_file_find_string_entry(file, name, &value, &line))
+	if (freerdp_client_rdp_file_find_string_entry((rdpFile*)file, name, &value, &line))
 	{
 		if (value)
 			return *value;
@@ -2299,12 +2300,12 @@ int freerdp_client_rdp_file_set_integer_option(rdpFile* file, const char* name,
 	return freerdp_client_rdp_file_set_integer(file, name, value);
 }
 
-int freerdp_client_rdp_file_get_integer_option(rdpFile* file, const char* name)
+int freerdp_client_rdp_file_get_integer_option(const rdpFile* file, const char* name)
 {
 	DWORD* value = NULL;
 	rdpFileLine* line = NULL;
 
-	if (freerdp_client_rdp_file_find_integer_entry(file, name, &value, &line))
+	if (freerdp_client_rdp_file_find_integer_entry((rdpFile*)file, name, &value, &line))
 	{
 		if (value)
 			return *value;
diff --git a/include/freerdp/client/file.h b/include/freerdp/client/file.h
index b70d27924..9716c47ad 100644
--- a/include/freerdp/client/file.h
+++ b/include/freerdp/client/file.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ extern "C"
 	                                                      size_t size);
 	FREERDP_API BOOL freerdp_client_parse_rdp_file_buffer_ex(rdpFile* file, const BYTE* buffer,
 	                                                         size_t size, rdp_file_fkt_parse parse);
-	FREERDP_API BOOL freerdp_client_populate_settings_from_rdp_file(rdpFile* file,
+	FREERDP_API BOOL freerdp_client_populate_settings_from_rdp_file(const rdpFile* file,
 	                                                                rdpSettings* settings);
 
 	FREERDP_API BOOL freerdp_client_populate_rdp_file_from_settings(rdpFile* file,
@@ -57,12 +57,13 @@ extern "C"
 
 	FREERDP_API int freerdp_client_rdp_file_set_string_option(rdpFile* file, const char* name,
 	                                                          const char* value);
-	FREERDP_API const char* freerdp_client_rdp_file_get_string_option(rdpFile* file,
+	FREERDP_API const char* freerdp_client_rdp_file_get_string_option(const rdpFile* file,
 	                                                                  const char* name);
 
 	FREERDP_API int freerdp_client_rdp_file_set_integer_option(rdpFile* file, const char* name,
 	                                                           int value);
-	FREERDP_API int freerdp_client_rdp_file_get_integer_option(rdpFile* file, const char* name);
+	FREERDP_API int freerdp_client_rdp_file_get_integer_option(const rdpFile* file,
+	                                                           const char* name);
 
 	FREERDP_API rdpFile* freerdp_client_rdp_file_new(void);
 	FREERDP_API rdpFile* freerdp_client_rdp_file_new_ex(DWORD flags);