diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/core/RobotStatechartContext.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/core/RobotStatechartContext.h
index 369ca866585f90f75be4b603df7d148b197cf6d2..79c1a76d4fc4324bd4f00cab00b30432e5ca44bf 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/core/RobotStatechartContext.h
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/core/RobotStatechartContext.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace armarx
     {
     public:
         // inherited from Component
-        virtual std::string getDefaultName()
+        virtual std::string getDefaultName() const
         {
             return "RobotStatechartContext";
         }