diff --git a/src/playlist/playlist.cpp b/src/playlist/playlist.cpp
index 3d8a8675f..e6e889e6c 100644
--- a/src/playlist/playlist.cpp
+++ b/src/playlist/playlist.cpp
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ void Playlist::UpdateItemMetadata(const int row, PlaylistItemPtr item, const Son
 
 }
 
-void Playlist::ItemChanged(const int row, const Columns columns) {
+void Playlist::ItemChanged(const int row, const Columns &columns) {
 
   if (columns.count() > 5) {
     const QModelIndex idx_column_first = index(row, 0);
diff --git a/src/playlist/playlist.h b/src/playlist/playlist.h
index e05abc647..8b05bf181 100644
--- a/src/playlist/playlist.h
+++ b/src/playlist/playlist.h
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class Playlist : public QAbstractListModel {
   static bool MinorMetadataChange(const Song &old_metadata, const Song &new_metadata);
   void UpdateItemMetadata(PlaylistItemPtr item, const Song &new_metadata, const bool temporary);
   void UpdateItemMetadata(const int row, PlaylistItemPtr item, const Song &new_metadata, const bool temporary);
-  void ItemChanged(const int row, const Columns columns);
+  void ItemChanged(const int row, const Columns &columns);
 
   // Changes rating of a song to the given value asynchronously
   void RateSong(const QModelIndex &idx, const float rating);