diff --git a/Explorer++/Explorer++/SetDefaultColumnsDialog.cpp b/Explorer++/Explorer++/SetDefaultColumnsDialog.cpp
index 895516aa21..dfdb9e8a97 100644
--- a/Explorer++/Explorer++/SetDefaultColumnsDialog.cpp
+++ b/Explorer++/Explorer++/SetDefaultColumnsDialog.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void SetDefaultColumnsDialog::SaveCurrentColumnState(FolderType folderType)
 {
 	HWND hListView = GetDlgItem(m_hDlg, IDC_DEFAULTCOLUMNS_LISTVIEW);
 
-	auto currentColumns = GetCurrentColumnList(folderType);
+	auto &currentColumns = GetCurrentColumnList(folderType);
 	std::vector<Column_t> tempColumns;
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < ListView_GetItemCount(hListView); i++)