diff --git a/include/linphone/utils/utils.h b/include/linphone/utils/utils.h
index 91d36cc53..c2f5d19df 100644
--- a/include/linphone/utils/utils.h
+++ b/include/linphone/utils/utils.h
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 LINPHONE_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace Utils {
+	template<typename T>
+	LINPHONE_PUBLIC constexpr T *getPtr (std::shared_ptr<T> &object) {
+		return object.get();
+	}
+
 	template<typename T>
 	LINPHONE_PUBLIC constexpr T *getPtr (const std::shared_ptr<T> &object) {
 		return object.get();
@@ -43,13 +48,8 @@ namespace Utils {
 	}
 
 	template<typename T>
-	LINPHONE_PUBLIC constexpr const T *getPtr (const std::shared_ptr<const T> &object) {
-		return object.get();
-	}
-
-	template<typename T>
-	LINPHONE_PUBLIC constexpr const T *getPtr (const T *object) {
-		return object;
+	LINPHONE_PUBLIC constexpr T *getPtr (T &object) {
+		return &object;
 	}
 
 	LINPHONE_PUBLIC bool iequals (const std::string &a, const std::string &b);