diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/threadshandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/threadshandler.cpp
index 5b588bfb1c7..3ca82f6dd3f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/threadshandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/threadshandler.cpp
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ void ThreadsHandler::updateThreads(const GdbMi &data)
 //        m_currentIndex = -1;
 //    }
 
-    const std::vector<GdbMi> &items = data["threads"].children();
+    const std::vector<GdbMi> items = data["threads"].children();
     const int n = items.size();
     for (int index = 0; index != n; ++index) {
         const GdbMi item = items[index];