diff --git a/examples/MultiBody/InvertedPendulumPDControl.cpp b/examples/MultiBody/InvertedPendulumPDControl.cpp
index f6277739b..d380929c4 100644
--- a/examples/MultiBody/InvertedPendulumPDControl.cpp
+++ b/examples/MultiBody/InvertedPendulumPDControl.cpp
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ btMultiBody* createInvertedPendulumMultiBody(btMultiBodyDynamicsWorld* world, GU
         btVector3 posr = local_origin[i+1];
     //	float pos[4]={posr.x(),posr.y(),posr.z(),1};
 
-		const btScalar quat[4]={-world_to_local[i+1].x(),-world_to_local[i+1].y(),-world_to_local[i+1].z(),world_to_local[i+1].w()};
+        float quat[4]={-world_to_local[i+1].x(),-world_to_local[i+1].y(),-world_to_local[i+1].z(),world_to_local[i+1].w()};
 		btCollisionShape* shape =0;
 
 		if (i==0)
diff --git a/examples/MultiBody/MultiBodyConstraintFeedback.cpp b/examples/MultiBody/MultiBodyConstraintFeedback.cpp
index f4d959358..c08d98f72 100644
--- a/examples/MultiBody/MultiBodyConstraintFeedback.cpp
+++ b/examples/MultiBody/MultiBodyConstraintFeedback.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void MultiBodyConstraintFeedbackSetup::initPhysics()
             btVector3 posr = local_origin[i+1];
         //	float pos[4]={posr.x(),posr.y(),posr.z(),1};
 
-			const btScalar quat[4]={-world_to_local[i+1].x(),-world_to_local[i+1].y(),-world_to_local[i+1].z(),world_to_local[i+1].w()};
+            float quat[4]={-world_to_local[i+1].x(),-world_to_local[i+1].y(),-world_to_local[i+1].z(),world_to_local[i+1].w()};
 			btCollisionShape* shape =0;
 
 			if (i==0)