diff --git a/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2footer.cpp b/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2footer.cpp
index 387bcf32..292df53f 100644
--- a/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2footer.cpp
+++ b/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2footer.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Footer::~Footer()
 
 }
 
-const unsigned int Footer::size()
+uint Footer::size()
 {
   return FooterPrivate::size;
 }
diff --git a/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2footer.h b/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2footer.h
index 112e7581..5d0e1af5 100644
--- a/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2footer.h
+++ b/taglib/mpeg/id3v2/id3v2footer.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace TagLib {
       /*!
        * Returns the size of the footer.  Presently this is always 10 bytes.
        */
-      static const unsigned int size();
+      static uint size();
 
       /*!
        * Renders the footer based on the data in \a header.