diff --git a/sql/wsrep_mysqld.cc b/sql/wsrep_mysqld.cc
index 21c7e94096d..a0938bdfb43 100644
--- a/sql/wsrep_mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/wsrep_mysqld.cc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ my_bool wsrep_creating_startup_threads = 0;
  */
 my_bool wsrep_inited                   = 0; // initialized ?
 
-static const wsrep_uuid_t cluster_uuid = WSREP_UUID_UNDEFINED;
+static wsrep_uuid_t cluster_uuid = WSREP_UUID_UNDEFINED;
 const wsrep_uuid_t* wsrep_cluster_uuid()
 {
   return &cluster_uuid;
diff --git a/sql/wsrep_mysqld.h b/sql/wsrep_mysqld.h
index 85d4cea241f..bd45399a948 100644
--- a/sql/wsrep_mysqld.h
+++ b/sql/wsrep_mysqld.h
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ int wsrep_create_trigger_query(THD *thd, uchar** buf, size_t* buf_len);
 int wsrep_create_event_query(THD *thd, uchar** buf, size_t* buf_len);
 int wsrep_alter_event_query(THD *thd, uchar** buf, size_t* buf_len);
 
-const wsrep_uuid_t* wsrep_cluster_uuid();
 struct xid_t;
 void wsrep_set_SE_checkpoint(xid_t*);
 void wsrep_get_SE_checkpoint(wsrep_uuid_t&, wsrep_seqno_t&);