diff --git a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h
index 72a66ae640..2022a8b816 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
 			BString				Password() const;
 
 private:
-			const BMessage&		fMessage;
+			const BMessage		fMessage;
 };