diff --git a/core/vector.h b/core/vector.h
index 5fb630c21cf..5a61f0eae39 100644
--- a/core/vector.h
+++ b/core/vector.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool empty() const { return _cowdata.empty(); }
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ T get(int p_index) { return _cowdata.get(p_index); }
-	_FORCE_INLINE_ const T get(int p_index) const { return _cowdata.get(p_index); }
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ const T &get(int p_index) const { return _cowdata.get(p_index); }
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void set(int p_index, const T &p_elem) { _cowdata.set(p_index, p_elem); }
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ int size() const { return _cowdata.size(); }
 	Error resize(int p_size) { return _cowdata.resize(p_size); }