diff --git a/dune/xt/la/container/vector-interface.hh b/dune/xt/la/container/vector-interface.hh
index 9bb0899e4dba5baeb98c580f03d6ee62e55bdbe5..bb553babe7205552699a45c894aa0e88d5ae9cf1 100644
--- a/dune/xt/la/container/vector-interface.hh
+++ b/dune/xt/la/container/vector-interface.hh
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ public:
    *  \param  alpha The scalar.
    *  \return The scaled copy of this.
    */
-  virtual derived_type operator*(const ScalarType& alpha)
+  virtual derived_type operator*(const ScalarType& alpha) const
   {
     derived_type ret = this->copy();
     ret *= alpha;
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public:
    *  \return The scalar product.
    *  \see dot()
    */
-  virtual ScalarType operator*(const derived_type& other)
+  virtual ScalarType operator*(const derived_type& other) const
   {
     return dot(other);
   }