diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_device.h b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_device.h
index 0a3ec2ef2..aa52bb9d6 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_device.h
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_device.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public:
   bool Serialise_InitialState(SerialiserType &ser, ResourceId id, MetalResourceRecord *record,
                               const MetalInitialContents *initial);
   void Create_InitialState(ResourceId id, WrappedMTLObject *live, bool hasData);
-  void Apply_InitialState(WrappedMTLObject *live, const MetalInitialContents &initial);
+  void Apply_InitialState(WrappedMTLObject *live, MetalInitialContents &initial);
   // From ResourceManager interface
 
   void RegisterMetalLayer(CA::MetalLayer *mtlLayer);
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_init_state.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_init_state.cpp
index afe9ac56f..81ec93bfe 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_init_state.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_init_state.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void WrappedMTLDevice::Create_InitialState(ResourceId id, WrappedMTLObject *live
   METAL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED();
 }
 
-void WrappedMTLDevice::Apply_InitialState(WrappedMTLObject *live, const MetalInitialContents &initial)
+void WrappedMTLDevice::Apply_InitialState(WrappedMTLObject *live, MetalInitialContents &initial)
 {
   METAL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED();
 }
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_manager.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_manager.cpp
index 859600117..b6701bf1c 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_manager.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_manager.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ void MetalResourceManager::Create_InitialState(ResourceId id, WrappedMTLObject *
   return m_Device->Create_InitialState(id, live, hasData);
 }
 
-void MetalResourceManager::Apply_InitialState(WrappedMTLObject *live,
-                                              const MetalInitialContents &initial)
+void MetalResourceManager::Apply_InitialState(WrappedMTLObject *live, MetalInitialContents &initial)
 {
   return m_Device->Apply_InitialState(live, initial);
 }
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_manager.h b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_manager.h
index 5a5de9525..17e0a8f2b 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_manager.h
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_manager.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ private:
   bool Serialise_InitialState(WriteSerialiser &ser, ResourceId id, MetalResourceRecord *record,
                               const MetalInitialContents *initial);
   void Create_InitialState(ResourceId id, WrappedMTLObject *live, bool hasData);
-  void Apply_InitialState(WrappedMTLObject *live, const MetalInitialContents &initial);
+  void Apply_InitialState(WrappedMTLObject *live, MetalInitialContents &initial);
   // ResourceManager interface
 
   WrappedMTLDevice *m_Device;