diff --git a/core/daemon.cpp b/core/daemon.cpp
index d90518675..94a92f98c 100644
--- a/core/daemon.cpp
+++ b/core/daemon.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Device *Daemon::getDevice(const QString &deviceId)
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-const QSet<LinkProvider *> &Daemon::getLinkProviders() const
+QSet<LinkProvider *> Daemon::getLinkProviders() const
 {
     return d->m_linkProviders;
 }
diff --git a/core/daemon.h b/core/daemon.h
index ebad9b28c..7f476132a 100644
--- a/core/daemon.h
+++ b/core/daemon.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
 
     Device *getDevice(const QString &deviceId);
 
-    const QSet<LinkProvider *> &getLinkProviders() const;
+    QSet<LinkProvider *> getLinkProviders() const;
 
     QStringList pairingRequests() const;