diff --git a/src/libs/vpropertyexplorer/plugins/Vector3d/vvector3dproperty.cpp b/src/libs/vpropertyexplorer/plugins/Vector3d/vvector3dproperty.cpp
index df2960a40..1eceddbcc 100644
--- a/src/libs/vpropertyexplorer/plugins/Vector3d/vvector3dproperty.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vpropertyexplorer/plugins/Vector3d/vvector3dproperty.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ VPE::VProperty* VPE::QVector3DProperty::clone(bool include_children, VProperty*
 
         if (!include_children)
         {
-            const QList<VProperty*> tmpChildren = container->getChildren();
+            const QList<VProperty*> &tmpChildren = container->getChildren();
             for (auto tmpChild : tmpChildren)
             {
                 container->removeChild(tmpChild);
diff --git a/src/libs/vpropertyexplorer/plugins/vpointfproperty.cpp b/src/libs/vpropertyexplorer/plugins/vpointfproperty.cpp
index 53836d1f1..41cf1ef0f 100644
--- a/src/libs/vpropertyexplorer/plugins/vpointfproperty.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vpropertyexplorer/plugins/vpointfproperty.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ VPE::VProperty *VPE::VPointFProperty::clone(bool include_children, VProperty *co
 
         if (!include_children)
         {
-            const QList<VProperty*> tmpChildren = container->getChildren();
+            const QList<VProperty*> &tmpChildren = container->getChildren();
             for(auto tmpChild : tmpChildren)
             {
                 container->removeChild(tmpChild);