diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp
index e3c954552fb962..9d979b95afe4e4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void Binding::driveCxxAnimations() {
 }
 
 void Binding::reportMount(SurfaceId surfaceId) {
-  const auto& scheduler = getScheduler();
+  auto scheduler = getScheduler();
   if (!scheduler) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "Binding::reportMount: scheduler disappeared";
     return;