diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_ops.cc
index 03993d08ba7..8a2c5687e28 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_ops.cc
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ bool UI_context_copy_to_selected_list(bContext *C,
     if (NOT_RNA_NULL(owner_ptr = CTX_data_pointer_get_type(C, "active_pose_bone", &RNA_PoseBone)))
     {
       if (NOT_NULL(idpath = RNA_path_from_struct_to_idproperty(
-                       &owner_ptr, static_cast<IDProperty *>(ptr->data))))
+                       &owner_ptr, static_cast<const IDProperty *>(ptr->data))))
       {
         *r_lb = CTX_data_collection_get(C, "selected_pose_bones");
       }
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ bool UI_context_copy_to_selected_list(bContext *C,
         owner_ptr = RNA_pointer_create(owner_ptr.owner_id, &RNA_Bone, pchan->bone);
 
         if (NOT_NULL(idpath = RNA_path_from_struct_to_idproperty(
-                         &owner_ptr, static_cast<IDProperty *>(ptr->data))))
+                         &owner_ptr, static_cast<const IDProperty *>(ptr->data))))
         {
           ui_context_selected_bones_via_pose(C, r_lb);
         }
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ bool UI_context_copy_to_selected_list(bContext *C,
       if (NOT_RNA_NULL(
               owner_ptr = CTX_data_pointer_get_type_silent(C, "active_bone", &RNA_EditBone)) &&
           NOT_NULL(idpath = RNA_path_from_struct_to_idproperty(
-                       &owner_ptr, static_cast<IDProperty *>(ptr->data))))
+                       &owner_ptr, static_cast<const IDProperty *>(ptr->data))))
       {
         *r_lb = CTX_data_collection_get(C, "selected_editable_bones");
       }
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_path.hh b/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_path.hh
index d6a574fc12b..87c6de58092 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_path.hh
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_path.hh
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ bool RNA_path_resolve_elements(PointerRNA *ptr, const char *path, struct ListBas
  * \param needle: Custom property object to find.
  * \return Relative path or NULL.
  */
-char *RNA_path_from_struct_to_idproperty(PointerRNA *ptr, struct IDProperty *needle);
+char *RNA_path_from_struct_to_idproperty(PointerRNA *ptr, const struct IDProperty *needle);
 
 /**
  * Find the actual ID pointer and path from it to the given ID.
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_path.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_path.cc
index c146a59304c..66667f42e24 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_path.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_path.cc
@@ -797,14 +797,14 @@ static char *rna_idp_path_create(IDP_Chain *child_link)
 }
 
 static char *rna_idp_path(PointerRNA *ptr,
-                          IDProperty *haystack,
-                          IDProperty *needle,
+                          const IDProperty *haystack,
+                          const IDProperty *needle,
                           IDP_Chain *parent_link)
 {
   char *path = nullptr;
   IDP_Chain link;
 
-  IDProperty *iter;
+  const IDProperty *iter;
   int i;
 
   BLI_assert(haystack->type == IDP_GROUP);
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ static char *rna_idp_path(PointerRNA *ptr,
     }
     else if (iter->type == IDP_IDPARRAY) {
       if (prop->type == PROP_COLLECTION) {
-        IDProperty *array = IDP_IDPArray(iter);
+        const IDProperty *array = IDP_IDPArray(iter);
         if (needle >= array && needle < (iter->len + array)) { /* found! */
           link.name = iter->name;
           link.index = int(needle - array);
@@ -894,9 +894,9 @@ static char *rna_idp_path(PointerRNA *ptr,
   return path;
 }
 
-char *RNA_path_from_struct_to_idproperty(PointerRNA *ptr, IDProperty *needle)
+char *RNA_path_from_struct_to_idproperty(PointerRNA *ptr, const IDProperty *needle)
 {
-  IDProperty *haystack = RNA_struct_idprops(ptr, false);
+  const IDProperty *haystack = RNA_struct_idprops(ptr, false);
 
   if (haystack) { /* can fail when called on bones */
     return rna_idp_path(ptr, haystack, needle, nullptr);
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ static char *rna_path_from_ID_to_idpgroup(const PointerRNA *ptr)
    */
   PointerRNA id_ptr = RNA_id_pointer_create(ptr->owner_id);
 
-  return RNA_path_from_struct_to_idproperty(&id_ptr, static_cast<IDProperty *>(ptr->data));
+  return RNA_path_from_struct_to_idproperty(&id_ptr, static_cast<const IDProperty *>(ptr->data));
 }
 
 ID *RNA_find_real_ID_and_path(ID *id, const char **r_path)