diff --git a/js/ui/windowManager.js b/js/ui/windowManager.js
index d450f35f9..17576a07e 100644
--- a/js/ui/windowManager.js
+++ b/js/ui/windowManager.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const EdgeDragAction = imports.ui.edgeDragAction;
 const CloseDialog = imports.ui.closeDialog;
 const SwitchMonitor = imports.ui.switchMonitor;
 
-const SHELL_KEYBINDINGS_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.shell.keybindings';
+var SHELL_KEYBINDINGS_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.shell.keybindings';
 var MINIMIZE_WINDOW_ANIMATION_TIME = 0.2;
 var SHOW_WINDOW_ANIMATION_TIME = 0.15;
 var DIALOG_SHOW_WINDOW_ANIMATION_TIME = 0.1;
diff --git a/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js b/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js
index c1b4bddc6..e11f32afb 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var WORKSPACE_CUT_SIZE = 10;
 
 var WORKSPACE_KEEP_ALIVE_TIME = 100;
 
-const OVERRIDE_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.shell.overrides';
+var OVERRIDE_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.shell.overrides';
 
 /* A layout manager that requests size only for primary_actor, but then allocates
    all using a fixed layout */
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ var WindowClone = new Lang.Class({
 Signals.addSignalMethods(WindowClone.prototype);
 
 
-const ThumbnailState = {
+var ThumbnailState = {
     NEW   :         0,
     ANIMATING_IN :  1,
     NORMAL:         2,