diff --git a/gui/translationhandler.cpp b/gui/translationhandler.cpp
index 0caa3dcb1c5..173da1aca94 100644
--- a/gui/translationhandler.cpp
+++ b/gui/translationhandler.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ bool TranslationHandler::setLanguage(const QString &code)
     return true;
 }
 
-QString TranslationHandler::getCurrentLanguage() const
+const QString& TranslationHandler::getCurrentLanguage() const
 {
     return mCurrentLanguage;
 }