diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
index 7d3e20290a..77cbed0fbb 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ extern "C" {
    EAPI Eina_Bool          elm_layout_file_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *file, const char *group) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
    EAPI Eina_Bool          elm_layout_theme_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *clas, const char *group, const char *style) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
    EAPI void               elm_layout_content_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *swallow, Evas_Object *content) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
-   EAPI const Evas_Object *elm_layout_content_get(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *swallow) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
+   EAPI Evas_Object       *elm_layout_content_get(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *swallow) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
    EAPI Evas_Object       *elm_layout_content_unset(Evas_Object *obj, const char *swallow) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
    EAPI void               elm_layout_text_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *part, const char *text) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
    EAPI const char        *elm_layout_text_get(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *part) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_layout.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_layout.c
index 77dc9a65e9..e55aaa2aa4 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_layout.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_layout.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ elm_layout_content_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *swallow, Evas_Object *conte
  *
  * @ingroup Layout
  */
-EAPI const Evas_Object *
+EAPI Evas_Object *
 elm_layout_content_get(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *swallow)
 {
    Widget_Data *wd = elm_widget_data_get(obj);