diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 2d856ad..518550c 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -4065,7 +4065,7 @@
     mAudioFlinger->removeClient_l(mPid);
 }
 
-const sp<MemoryDealer>& AudioFlinger::Client::heap() const
+sp<MemoryDealer> AudioFlinger::Client::heap() const
 {
     return mMemoryDealer;
 }
@@ -6179,7 +6179,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-status_t AudioFlinger::EffectModule::addHandle(sp<EffectHandle>& handle)
+status_t AudioFlinger::EffectModule::addHandle(const sp<EffectHandle>& handle)
 {
     status_t status;
 
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index 766ba44..ece4ba2 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
     public:
                             Client(const sp<AudioFlinger>& audioFlinger, pid_t pid);
         virtual             ~Client();
-        const sp<MemoryDealer>&     heap() const;
+        sp<MemoryDealer>    heap() const;
         pid_t               pid() const { return mPid; }
         sp<AudioFlinger>    audioFlinger() { return mAudioFlinger; }
 
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@
         void        setThread(const wp<ThreadBase>& thread) { mThread = thread; }
         wp<ThreadBase>& thread() { return mThread; }
 
-        status_t addHandle(sp<EffectHandle>& handle);
+        status_t addHandle(const sp<EffectHandle>& handle);
         void disconnect(const wp<EffectHandle>& handle, bool unpiniflast);
         size_t removeHandle (const wp<EffectHandle>& handle);