2 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/Ice/Instance.cpp b/cpp/src/Ice/Instance.cpp
index 72ce02592cd..30496967304 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Ice/Instance.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Ice/Instance.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ IceInternal::Instance::Instance(const CommunicatorPtr& communicator, int& argc,
     // Convert command-line options beginning with --Ice. to properties.
     //
     StringSeq args = argsToStringSeq(argc, argv);
-    args = properties->parseCommandLineOptions("Ice", args);
+    args = _properties->parseCommandLineOptions("Ice", args);
     stringSeqToArgs(args, argc, argv);
 
     try
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ IceInternal::Instance::Instance(const CommunicatorPtr& communicator, int& argc,
 
 	_stats = 0; // There is no default statistics callback object.
 
-	_traceLevels = new TraceLevels(_properties);
+	const_cast<TraceLevelsPtr&>(_traceLevels) = new TraceLevels(_properties);
 
-	_defaultsAndOverrides = new DefaultsAndOverrides(_properties);
+	const_cast<DefaultsAndOverridesPtr&>(_defaultsAndOverrides) = new DefaultsAndOverrides(_properties);
 
 	_routerManager = new RouterManager;
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/Ice/Instance.h b/cpp/src/Ice/Instance.h
index 334d3ad7dff..631cd45253e 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Ice/Instance.h
+++ b/cpp/src/Ice/Instance.h
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ private:
     friend class Ice::CommunicatorI;
 
     bool _destroyed;
-    Ice::PropertiesPtr _properties; // Immutable, not reset by destroy().
+    const Ice::PropertiesPtr _properties; // Immutable, not reset by destroy().
     Ice::LoggerPtr _logger; // Not reset by destroy().
     Ice::StatsPtr _stats; // Not reset by destroy().
-    TraceLevelsPtr _traceLevels; // Immutable, not reset by destroy().
-    DefaultsAndOverridesPtr _defaultsAndOverrides; // Immutable, not reset by destroy().
+    const TraceLevelsPtr _traceLevels; // Immutable, not reset by destroy().
+    const DefaultsAndOverridesPtr _defaultsAndOverrides; // Immutable, not reset by destroy().
     RouterManagerPtr _routerManager;
     LocatorManagerPtr _locatorManager;
     ReferenceFactoryPtr _referenceFactory;