diff --git a/gui/resultstree.cpp b/gui/resultstree.cpp
index a14a7a15351..eb61a08cb87 100644
--- a/gui/resultstree.cpp
+++ b/gui/resultstree.cpp
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ void ResultsTree::setCheckDirectory(const QString &dir)
 }
 
 
-QString ResultsTree::getCheckDirectory()
+const QString& ResultsTree::getCheckDirectory()
 {
     return mCheckPath;
 }