diff --git a/qa/mocks/include/mock_pgm_base.h b/qa/mocks/include/mock_pgm_base.h
index 4123fd6048..b266621300 100644
--- a/qa/mocks/include/mock_pgm_base.h
+++ b/qa/mocks/include/mock_pgm_base.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ MOCK_BASE_CLASS( MOCK_PGM_BASE, PGM_BASE )
     MOCK_METHOD( GetCommonSettings, 0, COMMON_SETTINGS*() );
     MOCK_METHOD( SetTextEditor, 1, void( const wxString& ) );
     MOCK_METHOD( GetTextEditor, 1, wxString&( bool ) );
-    MOCK_METHOD( AskUserForPreferredEditor, 1, wxString&( wxString& ) );
+    MOCK_METHOD( AskUserForPreferredEditor, 1, const wxString( const wxString& ) );
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD( IsKicadEnvVariableDefined, 0, bool() );
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD( GetKicadEnvVariable, 0, const wxString&() );
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD( GetPdfBrowserName, 0, const wxString&() );