diff --git a/camera/CameraBase.cpp b/camera/CameraBase.cpp
index 55376b0..5fb2593 100644
--- a/camera/CameraBase.cpp
+++ b/camera/CameraBase.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 // establish binder interface to camera service
 template <typename TCam, typename TCamTraits>
-const sp<ICameraService>& CameraBase<TCam, TCamTraits>::getCameraService()
+const sp<ICameraService> CameraBase<TCam, TCamTraits>::getCameraService()
 {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(gLock);
     if (gCameraService.get() == 0) {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     sp<TCam> c = new TCam(cameraId);
     sp<TCamCallbacks> cl = c;
     status_t status = NO_ERROR;
-    const sp<ICameraService>& cs = getCameraService();
+    const sp<ICameraService> cs = getCameraService();
 
     if (cs != 0) {
         TCamConnectService fnConnectService = TCamTraits::fnConnectService;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 template <typename TCam, typename TCamTraits>
 status_t CameraBase<TCam, TCamTraits>::getCameraInfo(int cameraId,
                                struct CameraInfo* cameraInfo) {
-    const sp<ICameraService>& cs = getCameraService();
+    const sp<ICameraService> cs = getCameraService();
     if (cs == 0) return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
     return cs->getCameraInfo(cameraId, cameraInfo);
 }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 template <typename TCam, typename TCamTraits>
 status_t CameraBase<TCam, TCamTraits>::addServiceListener(
                             const sp<ICameraServiceListener>& listener) {
-    const sp<ICameraService>& cs = getCameraService();
+    const sp<ICameraService> cs = getCameraService();
     if (cs == 0) return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
     return cs->addListener(listener);
 }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 template <typename TCam, typename TCamTraits>
 status_t CameraBase<TCam, TCamTraits>::removeServiceListener(
                             const sp<ICameraServiceListener>& listener) {
-    const sp<ICameraService>& cs = getCameraService();
+    const sp<ICameraService> cs = getCameraService();
     if (cs == 0) return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
     return cs->removeListener(listener);
 }
diff --git a/include/camera/CameraBase.h b/include/camera/CameraBase.h
index 1b93157..4c849de 100644
--- a/include/camera/CameraBase.h
+++ b/include/camera/CameraBase.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     virtual void                     binderDied(const wp<IBinder>& who);
 
     // helper function to obtain camera service handle
-    static const sp<ICameraService>& getCameraService();
+    static const sp<ICameraService> getCameraService();
 
     sp<TCamUser>                     mCamera;
     status_t                         mStatus;