diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_log.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_log.cc
index 4214708ef15..bd2c360655c 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_log.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_log.cc
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ int OpsLogSocket::log_json(struct req_state* s, bufferlist& bl)
   return 0;
 }
 
-OpsLogRados::OpsLogRados(rgw::sal::Store* store): store(store)
+OpsLogRados::OpsLogRados(rgw::sal::Store* const& store): store(store)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_log.h b/src/rgw/rgw_log.h
index a087aa13098..3495ef08629 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_log.h
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_log.h
@@ -199,9 +199,11 @@ public:
 };
 
 class OpsLogRados : public OpsLogSink {
-  rgw::sal::Store* store;
+  // main()'s Store pointer as a reference, possibly modified by RGWRealmReloader
+  rgw::sal::Store* const& store;
+
 public:
-  OpsLogRados(rgw::sal::Store* store);
+  OpsLogRados(rgw::sal::Store* const& store);
   int log(struct req_state* s, struct rgw_log_entry& entry) override;
 };