diff --git a/Runtime/World/CGameArea.cpp b/Runtime/World/CGameArea.cpp
index a2912f556..dc47470a5 100644
--- a/Runtime/World/CGameArea.cpp
+++ b/Runtime/World/CGameArea.cpp
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ void CGameArea::SetAreaAttributes(const CScriptAreaAttributes* areaAttributes) {
   x12c_postConstructed->x1128_worldLightingLevel = areaAttributes->GetWorldLightingLevel();
 }
 
-bool CGameArea::CAreaObjectList::IsQualified(const CEntity& ent) { return (ent.GetAreaIdAlways() == x200c_areaIdx); }
+bool CGameArea::CAreaObjectList::IsQualified(const CEntity& ent) const { return (ent.GetAreaIdAlways() == x200c_areaIdx); }
 void CGameArea::WarmupShaders(const SObjectTag& mreaTag) {
   // Calling this version of the constructor performs warmup implicitly
   CGameArea area(mreaTag.id);
diff --git a/Runtime/World/CGameArea.hpp b/Runtime/World/CGameArea.hpp
index ff653bb89..30de66de8 100644
--- a/Runtime/World/CGameArea.hpp
+++ b/Runtime/World/CGameArea.hpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public:
   public:
     CAreaObjectList(TAreaId areaIdx) : CObjectList(EGameObjectList::Invalid), x200c_areaIdx(areaIdx) {}
 
-    bool IsQualified(const CEntity& ent) override;
+    bool IsQualified(const CEntity& ent) const override;
   };
 
   enum class EOcclusionState { Occluded, Visible };