diff --git a/libnixt/include/nixt/Value.h b/libnixt/include/nixt/Value.h
index 5e5ec02b2..bbcc58893 100644
--- a/libnixt/include/nixt/Value.h
+++ b/libnixt/include/nixt/Value.h
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ nix::Value &selectAttrPath(nix::EvalState &State, nix::Value &V,
                            std::vector<nix::Symbol>::const_iterator End);
 
 /// \brief Select the option declaration list, \p V,  dive into "submodules".
-nix::Value &selectOptions(nix::EvalState &State, nix::Value &V,
-                          std::vector<nix::Symbol>::const_iterator Begin,
-                          std::vector<nix::Symbol>::const_iterator End);
+nix::Value selectOptions(nix::EvalState &State, nix::Value &V,
+                         std::vector<nix::Symbol>::const_iterator Begin,
+                         std::vector<nix::Symbol>::const_iterator End);
 
-inline nix::Value &selectOptions(nix::EvalState &State, nix::Value &V,
-                                 const std::vector<nix::Symbol> &AttrPath) {
+inline nix::Value selectOptions(nix::EvalState &State, nix::Value &V,
+                                const std::vector<nix::Symbol> &AttrPath) {
   return selectOptions(State, V, AttrPath.begin(), AttrPath.end());
 }
 
diff --git a/libnixt/lib/Value.cpp b/libnixt/lib/Value.cpp
index b776507a5..2c3de3934 100644
--- a/libnixt/lib/Value.cpp
+++ b/libnixt/lib/Value.cpp
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ nix::Value &nixt::selectAttrPath(nix::EvalState &State, nix::Value &V,
   return selectAttrPath(State, Nested, ++Begin, End);
 }
 
-nix::Value &nixt::selectOptions(nix::EvalState &State, nix::Value &V,
-                                std::vector<nix::Symbol>::const_iterator Begin,
-                                std::vector<nix::Symbol>::const_iterator End) {
+nix::Value nixt::selectOptions(nix::EvalState &State, nix::Value &V,
+                               std::vector<nix::Symbol>::const_iterator Begin,
+                               std::vector<nix::Symbol>::const_iterator End) {
   if (Begin == End)
     return V;
 
diff --git a/nixd/lib/Eval/AttrSetProvider.cpp b/nixd/lib/Eval/AttrSetProvider.cpp
index 2397c6f1d..9ae8cd635 100644
--- a/nixd/lib/Eval/AttrSetProvider.cpp
+++ b/nixd/lib/Eval/AttrSetProvider.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void AttrSetProvider::onOptionInfo(
       return;
     }
 
-    nix::Value &Option = nixt::selectOptions(
+    nix::Value Option = nixt::selectOptions(
         state(), Nixpkgs, nixt::toSymbols(state().symbols, AttrPath));
 
     OptionInfoResponse R;
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void AttrSetProvider::onOptionComplete(
     const AttrPathCompleteParams &Params,
     lspserver::Callback<OptionCompleteResponse> Reply) {
   try {
-    nix::Value &Scope = nixt::selectOptions(
+    nix::Value Scope = nixt::selectOptions(
         state(), Nixpkgs, nixt::toSymbols(state().symbols, Params.Scope));
 
     state().forceValue(Scope, nix::noPos);