diff --git a/cocos/renderer/backend/Program.h b/cocos/renderer/backend/Program.h
index 4ac6ccc01f..fceb28f8f4 100644
--- a/cocos/renderer/backend/Program.h
+++ b/cocos/renderer/backend/Program.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public:
      * Get active vertex attributes.
      * @return Active vertex attributes. key is active attribute name, Value is corresponding attribute info.
      */
-    virtual hlookup::string_map<AttributeBindInfo> getActiveAttributes() const = 0;
+    virtual const hlookup::string_map<AttributeBindInfo> getActiveAttributes() const = 0;
 
     /**
      * Get vertex shader.
diff --git a/cocos/renderer/backend/metal/ProgramMTL.h b/cocos/renderer/backend/metal/ProgramMTL.h
index a8af638c31..c6c0be6b95 100644
--- a/cocos/renderer/backend/metal/ProgramMTL.h
+++ b/cocos/renderer/backend/metal/ProgramMTL.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public:
      * Get active vertex attributes.
      * @return Active vertex attributes. key is active attribute name, Value is corresponding attribute info.
      */
-    hlookup::string_map<AttributeBindInfo> getActiveAttributes() const override;
+    const hlookup::string_map<AttributeBindInfo> getActiveAttributes() const override;
 
     /**
      * Get maximum vertex location.
diff --git a/cocos/renderer/backend/metal/ProgramMTL.mm b/cocos/renderer/backend/metal/ProgramMTL.mm
index d252ce63bb..3bbe43cae4 100644
--- a/cocos/renderer/backend/metal/ProgramMTL.mm
+++ b/cocos/renderer/backend/metal/ProgramMTL.mm
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int ProgramMTL::getMaxFragmentLocation() const
     return _fragmentShader->getMaxLocation();
 }
 
-hlookup::string_map<AttributeBindInfo> ProgramMTL::getActiveAttributes() const
+const hlookup::string_map<AttributeBindInfo> ProgramMTL::getActiveAttributes() const
 {
     return _vertexShader->getAttributeInfo();
 }
diff --git a/cocos/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.cpp b/cocos/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.cpp
index 7a8702a93e..1c2f8b4317 100644
--- a/cocos/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.cpp
+++ b/cocos/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ bool ProgramGL::getAttributeLocation(std::string_view attributeName, unsigned in
     return true;
 }
 
-hlookup::string_map<AttributeBindInfo> ProgramGL::getActiveAttributes() const
+const hlookup::string_map<AttributeBindInfo> ProgramGL::getActiveAttributes() const
 {
     hlookup::string_map<AttributeBindInfo> attributes;
 
diff --git a/cocos/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.h b/cocos/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.h
index e6489bc7e4..d433e94c7d 100644
--- a/cocos/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.h
+++ b/cocos/renderer/backend/opengl/ProgramGL.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public:
      * Get active vertex attributes.
      * @return Active vertex attributes. key is active attribute name, Value is corresponding attribute info.
      */
-    virtual hlookup::string_map<AttributeBindInfo> getActiveAttributes() const override;
+    virtual const hlookup::string_map<AttributeBindInfo> getActiveAttributes() const override;
 
     /**
      * Get uniform buffer size in bytes that can hold all the uniforms.