diff --git a/src/backend/graphics/glium.rs b/src/backend/graphics/glium.rs
index c128c6e..efd1cf6 100644
--- a/src/backend/graphics/glium.rs
+++ b/src/backend/graphics/glium.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl<T: EGLGraphicsBackend + 'static> GliumGraphicsBackend<T> {
     /// Holding any other borrow while trying to borrow the backend
     /// mutably will panic. Note that glium will borrow the backend
     /// (not mutably) during rendering.
-    pub fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> RefMut<T> {
+    pub fn borrow_mut(&self) -> RefMut<T> {
         self.backend.0.borrow_mut()
     }
 }