diff --git a/src/plugins/sqldrivers/oci/qsql_oci.cpp b/src/plugins/sqldrivers/oci/qsql_oci.cpp
index 8f66afdf45f..6d7a02b4f77 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sqldrivers/oci/qsql_oci.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/sqldrivers/oci/qsql_oci.cpp
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ bool QOCICols::execBatch(QOCIResultPrivate *d, QVariantList &boundValues, bool a
 
         // we may now populate column with data
         for (uint row = 0; row < col.recordCount; ++row) {
-            const QVariant &val = boundValues.at(i).toList().at(row);
+            const QVariant val = boundValues.at(i).toList().at(row);
 
             if (QSqlResultPrivate::isVariantNull(val) && !d->isOutValue(i)) {
                 columns[i].indicators[row] = -1;