diff --git a/Common++/src/IpAddress.cpp b/Common++/src/IpAddress.cpp
index e337a6f52..90ef1b59f 100644
--- a/Common++/src/IpAddress.cpp
+++ b/Common++/src/IpAddress.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ namespace pcpp
 	uint64_t IPv6Network::getTotalAddressCount() const
 	{
 		int numOfBitset = 0;
-		for (const auto &byte : m_Mask)
+		for (const auto& byte : m_Mask)
 		{
 			const std::bitset<8> bitset(static_cast<uint8_t>(~byte));
 			numOfBitset += static_cast<int>(bitset.count());