diff --git a/sycl/source/backend.cpp b/sycl/source/backend.cpp
index 24e0386c72f45..1fd90609276f4 100644
--- a/sycl/source/backend.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/backend.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ __SYCL_EXPORT context make_context(ur_native_handle_t NativeHandle,
   Properties.stype = UR_STRUCTURE_TYPE_CONTEXT_NATIVE_PROPERTIES;
   Properties.isNativeHandleOwned = false;
   std::vector<ur_device_handle_t> DeviceHandles;
-  for (auto Dev : DeviceList) {
+  for (const auto &Dev : DeviceList) {
     DeviceHandles.push_back(detail::getSyclObjImpl(Dev)->getHandleRef());
   }
   Plugin->call(urContextCreateWithNativeHandle, NativeHandle,