diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/volume/PackagesDirectory.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/volume/PackagesDirectory.h
index 0ea70253d1..2d55a350d0 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/volume/PackagesDirectory.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/volume/PackagesDirectory.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private:
 
 
 struct PackagesDirectoryHashDefinition {
-	typedef const node_ref&		KeyType;
+	typedef const node_ref		KeyType;
 	typedef	PackagesDirectory	ValueType;
 
 	size_t HashKey(const node_ref& key) const