diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index 687fc0a..270c15a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
     bool attachChildren();
     bool isLayerDetached() const { return mLayerDetached; }
     virtual bool setColorTransform(const mat4& matrix);
-    virtual const mat4& getColorTransform() const;
+    virtual mat4 getColorTransform() const;
     virtual bool hasColorTransform() const;
 
     // Used only to set BufferStateLayer state