diff --git a/src/file_analysis/Component.cc b/src/file_analysis/Component.cc
index d686918130..99531e40f5 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis/Component.cc
+++ b/src/file_analysis/Component.cc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ analyzer::Tag Component::Tag() const
 	return tag;
 	}
 
-void Component::Describe(ODesc* d)
+void Component::Describe(ODesc* d) const
 	{
 	plugin::Component::Describe(d);
 	d->Add(name);
diff --git a/src/file_analysis/Component.h b/src/file_analysis/Component.h
index 5ec97f2e0c..8b79436991 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis/Component.h
+++ b/src/file_analysis/Component.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
 	 * Generates a human-readable description of the component's main
 	 * parameters. This goes into the output of \c "bro -NN".
 	 */
-	virtual void Describe(ODesc* d);
+	virtual void Describe(ODesc* d) const;
 
 	Component& operator=(const Component& other);