diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_base.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_base.hpp
index cb560d6..68df921 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_base.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_base.hpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public:
   get_subscription_handle();
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  const std::shared_ptr<rcl_subscription_t>
+  std::shared_ptr<const rcl_subscription_t>
   get_subscription_handle() const;
 
   /// Get all the QoS event handlers associated with this subscription.
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/subscription_base.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/subscription_base.cpp
index dc8c559..3772603 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/subscription_base.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/subscription_base.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ SubscriptionBase::get_subscription_handle()
   return subscription_handle_;
 }
 
-const std::shared_ptr<rcl_subscription_t>
+std::shared_ptr<const rcl_subscription_t>
 SubscriptionBase::get_subscription_handle() const
 {
   return subscription_handle_;