diff --git a/xmloff/source/style/PageMasterExportPropMapper.cxx b/xmloff/source/style/PageMasterExportPropMapper.cxx
index 04faafe26d62..8abdc0a04066 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/style/PageMasterExportPropMapper.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/style/PageMasterExportPropMapper.cxx
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void XMLPageMasterExportPropMapper::handleElementItem(
         const ::std::vector< XMLPropertyState >* pProperties,
         sal_uInt32 nIdx ) const
 {
-    XMLPageMasterExportPropMapper* pThis = (XMLPageMasterExportPropMapper*) this;
+    XMLPageMasterExportPropMapper* pThis = const_cast<XMLPageMasterExportPropMapper*>(this);
 
     sal_uInt32 nContextId = getPropertySetMapper()->GetEntryContextId( rProperty.mnIndex );
     switch( nContextId )