diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp
index 508753a156..5825b01f06 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Hole::execute(void)
 
             Handle(Geom_Circle) circle = Handle(Geom_Circle)::DownCast(c);
 
-            const gp_Pnt& loc = circle->Axis().Location();
+            gp_Pnt loc = circle->Axis().Location();
 
             gp_Trsf sketchTransformation;
             gp_Trsf localSketchTransformation;