diff --git a/plugins/win-wasapi/enum-wasapi.cpp b/plugins/win-wasapi/enum-wasapi.cpp
index 85f4cde09..8b3a062cb 100644
--- a/plugins/win-wasapi/enum-wasapi.cpp
+++ b/plugins/win-wasapi/enum-wasapi.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void GetWASAPIAudioDevices(vector<AudioDeviceInfo> &devices, bool input)
 	try {
 		GetWASAPIAudioDevices_(devices, input);
 
-	} catch (HRError error) {
+	} catch (HRError &error) {
 		blog(LOG_WARNING, "[GetWASAPIAudioDevices] %s: %lX", error.str,
 		     error.hr);
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/win-wasapi/win-wasapi.cpp b/plugins/win-wasapi/win-wasapi.cpp
index 0f06ded3d..215946e96 100644
--- a/plugins/win-wasapi/win-wasapi.cpp
+++ b/plugins/win-wasapi/win-wasapi.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ bool WASAPISource::TryInitialize()
 	try {
 		Initialize();
 
-	} catch (HRError error) {
+	} catch (HRError &error) {
 		if (previouslyFailed)
 			return active;