diff --git a/src/corelib/time/qtimezoneprivate_tz.cpp b/src/corelib/time/qtimezoneprivate_tz.cpp
index e35e04204f0..d5c696c679b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/time/qtimezoneprivate_tz.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/time/qtimezoneprivate_tz.cpp
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ QTzTimeZoneCacheEntry QTzTimeZoneCache::fetchEntry(const QByteArray &ianaId)
 void QTzTimeZonePrivate::init(const QByteArray &ianaId)
 {
     static QTzTimeZoneCache tzCache;
-    const auto &entry = tzCache.fetchEntry(ianaId);
+    auto entry = tzCache.fetchEntry(ianaId);
     if (entry.m_tranTimes.isEmpty() && entry.m_posixRule.isEmpty())
         return; // Invalid after all !