diff --git a/include/transport/util.h b/include/transport/util.h
index 490724bf37620b5d4567ef4386e2b6ecef1cf43f..5e7e4f4d742a4a3f0a655bf206742279ab830e5c 100644
--- a/include/transport/util.h
+++ b/include/transport/util.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Transport {
 
 namespace Util {
 
-void createDirectories(Transport::Config *config, const boost::filesystem::path& ph);
+void createDirectories(Transport::Config *config, boost::filesystem::path ph);
 
 void removeEverythingOlderThan(const std::vector<std::string> &dirs, time_t t);