diff --git a/src/network/connectionthreads.cpp b/src/network/connectionthreads.cpp
index b07acd469..63c1855c5 100644
--- a/src/network/connectionthreads.cpp
+++ b/src/network/connectionthreads.cpp
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ bool ConnectionReceiveThread::checkIncomingBuffers(Channel *channel,
 }
 
 SharedBuffer<u8> ConnectionReceiveThread::processPacket(Channel *channel,
-	SharedBuffer<u8> &packetdata, u16 peer_id, u8 channelnum, bool reliable)
+	SharedBuffer<u8> packetdata, u16 peer_id, u8 channelnum, bool reliable)
 {
 	PeerHelper peer = m_connection->getPeerNoEx(peer_id);
 
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ const ConnectionReceiveThread::PacketTypeHandler
 };
 
 SharedBuffer<u8> ConnectionReceiveThread::handlePacketType_Control(Channel *channel,
-	SharedBuffer<u8> &packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum, bool reliable)
+	SharedBuffer<u8> packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum, bool reliable)
 {
 	if (packetdata.getSize() < 2)
 		throw InvalidIncomingDataException("packetdata.getSize() < 2");
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ SharedBuffer<u8> ConnectionReceiveThread::handlePacketType_Control(Channel *chan
 }
 
 SharedBuffer<u8> ConnectionReceiveThread::handlePacketType_Original(Channel *channel,
-	SharedBuffer<u8> &packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum, bool reliable)
+	SharedBuffer<u8> packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum, bool reliable)
 {
 	if (packetdata.getSize() <= ORIGINAL_HEADER_SIZE)
 		throw InvalidIncomingDataException
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ SharedBuffer<u8> ConnectionReceiveThread::handlePacketType_Original(Channel *cha
 }
 
 SharedBuffer<u8> ConnectionReceiveThread::handlePacketType_Split(Channel *channel,
-	SharedBuffer<u8> &packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum, bool reliable)
+	SharedBuffer<u8> packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum, bool reliable)
 {
 	Address peer_address;
 
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ SharedBuffer<u8> ConnectionReceiveThread::handlePacketType_Split(Channel *channe
 }
 
 SharedBuffer<u8> ConnectionReceiveThread::handlePacketType_Reliable(Channel *channel,
-	SharedBuffer<u8> &packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum, bool reliable)
+	SharedBuffer<u8> packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum, bool reliable)
 {
 	assert(channel != NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/network/connectionthreads.h b/src/network/connectionthreads.h
index 11bec0c6c..c2314f87f 100644
--- a/src/network/connectionthreads.h
+++ b/src/network/connectionthreads.h
@@ -118,26 +118,26 @@ private:
 			channelnum: channel on which the packet was sent
 			reliable: true if recursing into a reliable packet
 	*/
-	SharedBuffer<u8> processPacket(Channel *channel, SharedBuffer<u8> &packetdata,
+	SharedBuffer<u8> processPacket(Channel *channel, SharedBuffer<u8> packetdata,
 			u16 peer_id, u8 channelnum, bool reliable);
 
 	SharedBuffer<u8> handlePacketType_Control(Channel *channel,
-			SharedBuffer<u8> &packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum,
+			SharedBuffer<u8> packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum,
 			bool reliable);
 	SharedBuffer<u8> handlePacketType_Original(Channel *channel,
-			SharedBuffer<u8> &packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum,
+			SharedBuffer<u8> packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum,
 			bool reliable);
 	SharedBuffer<u8> handlePacketType_Split(Channel *channel,
-			SharedBuffer<u8> &packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum,
+			SharedBuffer<u8> packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum,
 			bool reliable);
 	SharedBuffer<u8> handlePacketType_Reliable(Channel *channel,
-			SharedBuffer<u8> &packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum,
+			SharedBuffer<u8> packetdata, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum,
 			bool reliable);
 
 	struct PacketTypeHandler
 	{
 		SharedBuffer<u8> (ConnectionReceiveThread::*handler)(Channel *channel,
-				SharedBuffer<u8> &packet, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum,
+				SharedBuffer<u8> packet, Peer *peer, u8 channelnum,
 				bool reliable);
 	};