diff --git a/lib/pathmatch.cpp b/lib/pathmatch.cpp
index 9dd4ce2b120..47856d82145 100644
--- a/lib/pathmatch.cpp
+++ b/lib/pathmatch.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ bool PathMatch::match(const std::string &pattern, const std::string &path, const
 
         /* No match, try to backtrack */
         if (!b.empty()) {
-            const auto &bp = b.top();
+            const auto bp = b.top();
             b.pop();
             s.setpos(bp.first);
             t.setpos(bp.second);