diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 995779338..1cc86a662 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ static void RelayAddress(const CAddress& addr, bool fReachable, CConnman& connma
     connman.ForEachNodeThen(std::move(sortfunc), std::move(pushfunc));
 }
 
-void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams, CConnman& connman, std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
+void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
 {
     std::deque<CInv>::iterator it = pfrom->vRecvGetData.begin();
     std::vector<CInv> vNotFound;
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ inline void static SendBlockTransactions(const CBlock& block, const BlockTransac
     connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::BLOCKTXN, resp));
 }
 
-bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, std::string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv, int64_t nTimeReceived, const CChainParams& chainparams, CConnman& connman, std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
+bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv, int64_t nTimeReceived, const CChainParams& chainparams, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
 {
     LogPrint("net", "received: %s (%u bytes) peer=%d\n", SanitizeString(strCommand), vRecv.size(), pfrom->id);
     if (IsArgSet("-dropmessagestest") && GetRand(GetArg("-dropmessagestest", 0)) == 0)
@@ -2579,7 +2579,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, std::string strCommand, CDataStream& vR
     return true;
 }
 
-bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman& connman, std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
+bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
 {
     const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
     //
@@ -2712,7 +2712,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
+bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
 {
     const Consensus::Params& consensusParams = Params().GetConsensus();
     {
diff --git a/src/net_processing.h b/src/net_processing.h
index 7351c0e99..9e3f1b715 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.h
+++ b/src/net_processing.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ bool GetNodeStateStats(NodeId nodeid, CNodeStateStats &stats);
 void Misbehaving(NodeId nodeid, int howmuch);
 
 /** Process protocol messages received from a given node */
-bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman& connman, std::atomic<bool>& interrupt);
+bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interrupt);
 /**
  * Send queued protocol messages to be sent to a give node.
  *
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman& connman, std::atomic<bool>& interru
  * @param[in]   interrupt       Interrupt condition for processing threads
  * @return                      True if there is more work to be done
  */
-bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, std::atomic<bool>& interrupt);
+bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interrupt);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_NET_PROCESSING_H