diff --git a/src/shared/file.c b/src/shared/file.c
index 0656a73..de330e4 100644
--- a/src/shared/file.c
+++ b/src/shared/file.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static bool path_is_within_root(const char* root, const char* path) {
   return strncmp(root, path, n) == 0 && (path[n] == '\0' || path[n] == '/');
 }
 
-bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, File* file, const Config* config) {
+bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, const File* file, const Config* config) {
   bool backup_enabled = config && config->backup;
   bool inplace = config && config->inplace;
   bool sparse = config && config->preserve_sparse;
diff --git a/src/shared/file.h b/src/shared/file.h
index 27cbadb..eb280c3 100644
--- a/src/shared/file.h
+++ b/src/shared/file.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ FileMetadata* file_metadata_create(const struct stat* stats);
 void file_metadata_destroy(void* metadata);
 bool to_disk(const char* path, const void* data, unsigned long long data_size, bool inplace,
              bool sparse);
-bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, File* file, const Config* config);
+bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, const File* file, const Config* config);
 File* receive_incremental_check(int fd, const Config* config, bool* skipped);
 int receive_manifest(int fd, const Config* config, int* next_status);