diff --git a/src/object-store/list.hpp b/src/object-store/list.hpp
index fdde4c62..934c56ce 100644
--- a/src/object-store/list.hpp
+++ b/src/object-store/list.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace realm {
       public:
         List(SharedRealm &r, const ObjectSchema &s, LinkViewRef l) : m_realm(r), object_schema(s), m_link_view(l) {}
 
-        const ObjectSchema &object_schema;
+        const ObjectSchema object_schema;
         SharedRealm realm() { return m_realm; }
 
         size_t size();
diff --git a/src/object-store/object_accessor.hpp b/src/object-store/object_accessor.hpp
index ffa3edb6..2f52619c 100644
--- a/src/object-store/object_accessor.hpp
+++ b/src/object-store/object_accessor.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace realm {
         template<typename ValueType, typename ContextType>
         static inline Object create(ContextType ctx, SharedRealm realm, ObjectSchema &object_schema, ValueType value, bool try_update);
 
-        const ObjectSchema &object_schema;
+        const ObjectSchema object_schema;
         SharedRealm realm() { return m_realm; }
         Row row() { return m_row; }