diff --git a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_protocols/smtp/SMTP.cpp b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_protocols/smtp/SMTP.cpp
index 59ad170d0d..b0cb38c14a 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_protocols/smtp/SMTP.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_protocols/smtp/SMTP.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2007-2013, Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2007-2015, Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright 2001-2002 Dr. Zoidberg Enterprises. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright 2011, Clemens Zeidler <haiku@clemens-zeidler.de>
  *
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ SplitChallengeIntoMap(BString str, map<BString,BString>& m)
 // #pragma mark -
 
 
-SMTPProtocol::SMTPProtocol(BMailAccountSettings& settings)
+SMTPProtocol::SMTPProtocol(const BMailAccountSettings& settings)
 	:
 	BOutboundMailProtocol(settings),
 	fAuthType(0)
@@ -1061,8 +1061,8 @@ SMTPProtocol::SendCommand(const char *cmd)
 // #pragma mark -
 
 
-BOutboundMailProtocol*
-instantiate_outbound_protocol(BMailAccountSettings& settings)
+extern "C" BOutboundMailProtocol*
+instantiate_outbound_protocol(const BMailAccountSettings& settings)
 {
 	return new SMTPProtocol(settings);
 }
diff --git a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_protocols/smtp/SMTP.h b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_protocols/smtp/SMTP.h
index 243511d64c..1bf47baf8d 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_protocols/smtp/SMTP.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/outbound_protocols/smtp/SMTP.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2007-2012, Haiku Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright 2007-2015, Haiku Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  * Copyright 2001-2002 Dr. Zoidberg Enterprises. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright 2011, Clemens Zeidler <haiku@clemens-zeidler.de>
  *
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 
 class SMTPProtocol : public BOutboundMailProtocol {
 public:
-								SMTPProtocol(BMailAccountSettings& settings);
+								SMTPProtocol(
+									const BMailAccountSettings& settings);
 	virtual						~SMTPProtocol();
 
 			status_t			Connect();