diff --git a/common/include/fwd-valptridx.h b/common/include/fwd-valptridx.h
index 207a8ac15..13f05e5e9 100644
--- a/common/include/fwd-valptridx.h
+++ b/common/include/fwd-valptridx.h
@@ -116,4 +116,6 @@ public:
 #define DXX_VALPTRIDX_DECLARE_GLOBAL_SUBTYPE(managed_type,derived_type_prefix,global_array,array_size_value)	\
 	valptridx_specialized_type_parameters<derived_type_prefix##num_t, array_size_value> valptridx_specialized_type(managed_type *);	\
 	extern valptridx<managed_type>::array_managed_type global_array;	\
+	static constexpr const valptridx<managed_type>::array_managed_type &get_global_array(const managed_type *) { return global_array; }	\
+	static constexpr valptridx<managed_type>::array_managed_type &get_global_array(managed_type *) { return global_array; }	\
 	DXX_VALPTRIDX_SUBTYPE(DXX_VALPTRIDX_DEFINE_SUBTYPE_TYPEDEF, managed_type, derived_type_prefix)
diff --git a/common/include/valptridx.h b/common/include/valptridx.h
index 7534188b7..3d9a45bb6 100644
--- a/common/include/valptridx.h
+++ b/common/include/valptridx.h
@@ -616,7 +616,6 @@ public:
 };
 
 #define _DEFINE_VALPTRIDX_SUBTYPE_USERTYPE(N,P,I,A,prefix,Pconst)	\
-	static constexpr Pconst valptridx<P>::array_managed_type &get_global_array(P Pconst *) { return A; }	\
 	constexpr valptridx<P>::basic_vptr_global_factory<v##prefix##ptr_t> v##prefix##ptr{};	\
 	constexpr valptridx<P>::basic_ptridx_global_factory<prefix##ptridx_t> prefix##ptridx{};	\
 	constexpr valptridx<P>::basic_vptr_global_factory<v##prefix##ptridx_t> v##prefix##ptridx{};	\