diff --git a/src/include/switch_channel.h b/src/include/switch_channel.h
index 0f9d0f9b4c..73eb7f1026 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_channel.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_channel.h
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_dtmf_unlock(switch_channel_t *cha
   \param dtmf digit
   \return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS if successful
 */
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_queue_dtmf(_In_ switch_channel_t *channel, _In_ switch_dtmf_t *dtmf);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_queue_dtmf(_In_ switch_channel_t *channel, _In_ const switch_dtmf_t *dtmf);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_queue_dtmf_string(_In_ switch_channel_t *channel, _In_ const char *dtmf_string);
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index 68aea4f409..aa31df0ad3 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_size_t) switch_channel_has_dtmf(switch_channel_t *channel)
 	return has;
 }
 
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_queue_dtmf(switch_channel_t *channel, switch_dtmf_t *dtmf)
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_queue_dtmf(switch_channel_t *channel, const switch_dtmf_t *dtmf)
 {
 	switch_status_t status;
 	void *pop;
@@ -398,13 +398,13 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_queue_dtmf(switch_channel_t *chan
 
 	switch_assert(dtmf);
 
-	if (sensitive) {
-		switch_set_flag(dtmf, DTMF_FLAG_SENSITIVE);
-	}
-
 	switch_mutex_lock(channel->dtmf_mutex);
 	new_dtmf = *dtmf;
 
+	if (sensitive) {
+		switch_set_flag((&new_dtmf), DTMF_FLAG_SENSITIVE);
+	}
+
 	if ((status = switch_core_session_recv_dtmf(channel->session, dtmf) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS)) {
 		goto done;
 	}