diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp
index 2012f980db..411297edd3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp
@@ -3238,7 +3238,7 @@ void QGraphicsView::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
             }
 
             // Update rubberband position
-            const QPoint &mp = mapFromScene(d->mousePressScenePoint);
+            const QPoint mp = mapFromScene(d->mousePressScenePoint);
             QPoint ep = event->pos();
             d->rubberBandRect = QRect(qMin(mp.x(), ep.x()), qMin(mp.y(), ep.y()),
                                       qAbs(mp.x() - ep.x()) + 1, qAbs(mp.y() - ep.y()) + 1);