diff --git a/include/wx/msw/webrequest_winhttp.h b/include/wx/msw/webrequest_winhttp.h
index d11a1b327c..99c736e01b 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/webrequest_winhttp.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/webrequest_winhttp.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
 
     void Cancel() wxOVERRIDE;
 
-    wxWebResponse* GetResponse() wxOVERRIDE;
+    wxWebResponse* GetResponse() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
     wxWebAuthChallenge* GetAuthChallenge() const wxOVERRIDE { return m_authChallenge.get(); }
 
diff --git a/include/wx/webrequest.h b/include/wx/webrequest.h
index edd130c338..239db265b7 100644
--- a/include/wx/webrequest.h
+++ b/include/wx/webrequest.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void Cancel() = 0;
 
-    virtual wxWebResponse* GetResponse() = 0;
+    virtual wxWebResponse* GetResponse() const = 0;
 
     virtual wxWebAuthChallenge* GetAuthChallenge() const = 0;
 
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ protected:
     wxSharedPtr<wxInputStream> m_dataStream;
 
     wxWebRequest(wxWebSession& session, int id):
+        m_storage(Storage_Memory),
+        m_dataSize(0),
         m_session(session),
         m_id(id),
         m_state(State_Idle),
-        m_ignoreServerErrorStatus(false),
-        m_dataSize(0),
-        m_storage(Storage_Memory) { }
+        m_ignoreServerErrorStatus(false) { }
 
     bool CheckServerStatus();
 
diff --git a/src/msw/webrequest_winhttp.cpp b/src/msw/webrequest_winhttp.cpp
index 1d1d6bb617..f92c81c33f 100644
--- a/src/msw/webrequest_winhttp.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/webrequest_winhttp.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void wxWebRequestWinHTTP::Start()
     else
         port = wxAtoi(uri.GetPort());
 
-    // Open a connction
+    // Open a connection
     m_connect = ::WinHttpConnect(
         static_cast<wxWebSessionWinHTTP&>(GetSession()).GetHandle(),
         uri.GetServer().wc_str(), port, 0);
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ void wxWebRequestWinHTTP::Cancel()
     }
 }
 
-wxWebResponse* wxWebRequestWinHTTP::GetResponse()
+wxWebResponse* wxWebRequestWinHTTP::GetResponse() const
 {
     return m_response.get();
 }