1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.h b/src/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.h
index 461430ab9a..2a083c90a0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.h
@@ -227,13 +227,13 @@ template <> struct QConcatenable<QLatin1String>
     typedef QLatin1String type;
     typedef QString ConvertTo;
     enum { ExactSize = true };
-    static int size(const QLatin1String &a) { return a.size(); }
-    static inline void appendTo(const QLatin1String &a, QChar *&out)
+    static int size(const QLatin1String a) { return a.size(); }
+    static inline void appendTo(const QLatin1String a, QChar *&out)
     {
         for (const char *s = a.data(); *s; )
             *out++ = QLatin1Char(*s++);
     }
-    static inline void appendTo(const QLatin1String &a, char *&out)
+    static inline void appendTo(const QLatin1String a, char *&out)
     {
         for (const char *s = a.data(); *s; )
             *out++ = *s++;