diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
index a5e226ef0b..ef35eb2c76 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
@@ -1953,12 +1953,12 @@ LocalizedString::~LocalizedString()
 }
 
 
-LocalizedString::operator const CString&()
+LocalizedString::operator const RString&() const
 {
 	return GetValue();
 }
 
-const CString &LocalizedString::GetValue()
+const CString &LocalizedString::GetValue() const
 {
 	ASSERT(!m_sValue.empty()); return m_sValue;
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
index f50f2fe68e..fd84c04f9b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ public:
 	LocalizedString( const RString &sSection, const RString &sName );
 	~LocalizedString();
 	void Refresh();
-	operator const CString&();
-	const CString &GetValue();
+	operator const RString&() const;
+	const RString &GetValue() const;
 private:
 	RString m_sSection;
 	RString m_sName;