diff --git a/src/libnest2d/include/libnest2d/selections/selection_boilerplate.hpp b/src/libnest2d/include/libnest2d/selections/selection_boilerplate.hpp
index 7418930785..4bb2e72af5 100644
--- a/src/libnest2d/include/libnest2d/selections/selection_boilerplate.hpp
+++ b/src/libnest2d/include/libnest2d/selections/selection_boilerplate.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ protected:
         while (it != c.end() && !stopcond_()) {
             Placer p{bin};
             p.configure(pcfg);
-            Item cpy{*it};
+            const Item& itm = *it;
+            Item cpy{itm};
             if (!p.pack(cpy)) it = c.erase(it);
             else it++;
         }