diff --git a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
index 743718082..324edfab0 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ struct meta_custom {
     }
 
 private:
-    const internal::meta_custom_node node{};
+    internal::meta_custom_node node{};
 };
 
 /*! @brief Opaque wrapper for data members. */