diff --git a/src/wallet/crypter.cpp b/src/wallet/crypter.cpp
index cde3fe9fc..3aa28541d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/crypter.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/crypter.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ bool CCrypter::SetKey(const CKeyingMaterial& chNewKey, const std::vector<unsigne
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CCrypter::Encrypt(const CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext, std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCiphertext)
+bool CCrypter::Encrypt(const CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext, std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCiphertext) const
 {
     if (!fKeySet)
         return false;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ bool CCrypter::Encrypt(const CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext, std::vector<unsigned
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CCrypter::Decrypt(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCiphertext, CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext)
+bool CCrypter::Decrypt(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCiphertext, CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext) const
 {
     if (!fKeySet)
         return false;
diff --git a/src/wallet/crypter.h b/src/wallet/crypter.h
index fb55dab54..848d1c9c0 100644
--- a/src/wallet/crypter.h
+++ b/src/wallet/crypter.h
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ private:
 
 public:
     bool SetKeyFromPassphrase(const SecureString &strKeyData, const std::vector<unsigned char>& chSalt, const unsigned int nRounds, const unsigned int nDerivationMethod);
-    bool Encrypt(const CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext, std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCiphertext);
-    bool Decrypt(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCiphertext, CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext);
+    bool Encrypt(const CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext, std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCiphertext) const;
+    bool Decrypt(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCiphertext, CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext) const;
     bool SetKey(const CKeyingMaterial& chNewKey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& chNewIV);
 
     void CleanKey()