diff --git a/libs/gui/BufferQueueProducer.cpp b/libs/gui/BufferQueueProducer.cpp
index 3d94a02..31f3324 100644
--- a/libs/gui/BufferQueueProducer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/BufferQueueProducer.cpp
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@
     input.deflate(&requestedPresentTimestamp, &isAutoTimestamp, &dataSpace,
             &crop, &scalingMode, &transform, &acquireFence, &stickyTransform,
             &getFrameTimestamps);
-    Region surfaceDamage = input.getSurfaceDamage();
+    const Region& surfaceDamage = input.getSurfaceDamage();
 
     if (acquireFence == NULL) {
         BQ_LOGE("queueBuffer: fence is NULL");