diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
index 89458825e95..9af7f7cda39 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ bool QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::loadFromCacheIfAllowed(QHttpNetworkRequest &h
     return sendCacheContents(metaData);
 }
 
-QHttpNetworkRequest::Priority QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::convert(const QNetworkRequest::Priority& prio)
+QHttpNetworkRequest::Priority QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::convert(QNetworkRequest::Priority prio)
 {
     switch (prio) {
     case QNetworkRequest::LowPriority:
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl_p.h b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl_p.h
index e00c43bdb37..a88185fe0cc 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl_p.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl_p.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate: public QNetworkReplyPrivate
 {
 public:
 
-    static QHttpNetworkRequest::Priority convert(const QNetworkRequest::Priority& prio);
+    static QHttpNetworkRequest::Priority convert(QNetworkRequest::Priority prio);
 
     QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate();
     ~QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate();