diff --git a/Kernel/Library/ListedRefCounted.h b/Kernel/Library/ListedRefCounted.h
index 67e31a26a8..f461779c00 100644
--- a/Kernel/Library/ListedRefCounted.h
+++ b/Kernel/Library/ListedRefCounted.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class ListedRefCounted : public RefCountedBase {
 public:
     bool unref() const
     {
-        auto const* that = static_cast<T const*>(this);
+        auto* that = const_cast<T*>(static_cast<T const*>(this));
 
         auto callback = [&](auto& list) {
             auto new_ref_count = deref_base();
diff --git a/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeRefCounted.h b/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeRefCounted.h
index 569ecbc831..65690bb090 100644
--- a/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeRefCounted.h
+++ b/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeRefCounted.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class RefCounted : public RefCountedBase {
 public:
     bool unref() const
     {
-        auto const* that = static_cast<T const*>(this);
+        auto* that = const_cast<T*>(static_cast<T const*>(this));
         auto new_ref_count = deref_base();
         if (new_ref_count == 0) {
             if constexpr (requires { that->will_be_destroyed(); })