diff --git a/libsel4camkes/include/camkes/virtqueue.h b/libsel4camkes/include/camkes/virtqueue.h
index 65a58bff..d0de32b3 100644
--- a/libsel4camkes/include/camkes/virtqueue.h
+++ b/libsel4camkes/include/camkes/virtqueue.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void *camkes_virtqueue_driver_offset_to_buffer(virtqueue_driver_t *virtqueue, ui
  * @param size the size of the buffer
  * @return 0 on success, -1 on fail
  */
-int camkes_virtqueue_driver_send_buffer(virtqueue_driver_t *vq, void *buffer, size_t size);
+int camkes_virtqueue_driver_send_buffer(virtqueue_driver_t *vq, const void *buffer, size_t size);
 
 /* Scatter and send one buffer (add to the available ring). Performs the pointer to offset conversion.
  * Doesn't notify the other side. Scatters the buffer into chunks of BLOCK_SIZE, so the buffer can have
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int camkes_virtqueue_driver_send_buffer(virtqueue_driver_t *vq, void *buffer, si
  * @param size the size of the buffer
  * @return 0 on success, -1 on fail
  */
-int camkes_virtqueue_driver_scatter_send_buffer(virtqueue_driver_t *vq, void *buffer, size_t size);
+int camkes_virtqueue_driver_scatter_send_buffer(virtqueue_driver_t *vq, void const *buffer, size_t size);
 
 /* Takes a handle (obtained from a get_used_buffer invocation), iterates through all the buffers in
  * the scatterlist and copies them into the buffer given as parameter. Once each buffer has been copied,
diff --git a/libsel4camkes/src/virtqueue.c b/libsel4camkes/src/virtqueue.c
index 57629416..71d7e87c 100644
--- a/libsel4camkes/src/virtqueue.c
+++ b/libsel4camkes/src/virtqueue.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void *camkes_virtqueue_driver_offset_to_buffer(virtqueue_driver_t *virtqueue, ui
     return allocator->buffer + offset;
 }
 
-int camkes_virtqueue_driver_send_buffer(virtqueue_driver_t *vq, void *buffer, size_t size)
+int camkes_virtqueue_driver_send_buffer(virtqueue_driver_t *vq, void const *buffer, size_t size)
 {
     uintptr_t base_offset = (uintptr_t)(((struct vq_buf_alloc *)vq->cookie)->buffer);
     uintptr_t buf_offset = (uintptr_t)buffer - base_offset;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static int chain_vq_buf(virtqueue_driver_t *vq, virtqueue_ring_object_t *handle,
     return 0;
 }
 
-int camkes_virtqueue_driver_scatter_send_buffer(virtqueue_driver_t *vq, void *buffer, size_t size)
+int camkes_virtqueue_driver_scatter_send_buffer(virtqueue_driver_t *vq, void const *buffer, size_t size)
 {
     size_t sent = 0;
     virtqueue_ring_object_t handle;