diff --git a/crates/globset/src/lib.rs b/crates/globset/src/lib.rs
index b9604272..3bfb3f7c 100644
--- a/crates/globset/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/globset/src/lib.rs
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ impl GlobSet {
 
     /// Create an empty `GlobSet`. An empty set matches nothing.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn empty() -> GlobSet {
+    pub const fn empty() -> GlobSet {
         GlobSet { len: 0, strats: vec![] }
     }