diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBlur.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBlur.cpp
index 3d22e3a..00abd5a 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBlur.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBlur.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 LayerBlur::LayerBlur(SurfaceFlinger* flinger, DisplayID display,
-        Client* client, int32_t i)
+        const sp<Client>& client, int32_t i)
      : LayerBaseClient(flinger, display, client, i), mCacheDirty(true),
      mRefreshCache(true), mCacheAge(0), mTextureName(-1U)
 {