diff --git a/lld/COFF/Symbols.h b/lld/COFF/Symbols.h
index ca69fb2d05270..5ef46f5af6a6c 100644
--- a/lld/COFF/Symbols.h
+++ b/lld/COFF/Symbols.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Symbol {
            "If the name is empty, the Symbol must be a DefinedCOFF.");
   }
 
-  const unsigned symbolKind : 8;
+  unsigned symbolKind : 8;
   unsigned isExternal : 1;
 
 public: