diff --git a/include/transport/util.h b/include/transport/util.h
index 490724bf..5e7e4f4d 100644
--- a/include/transport/util.h
+++ b/include/transport/util.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Transport {
 
 namespace Util {
 
-void createDirectories(Transport::Config *config, const boost::filesystem::path& ph);
+void createDirectories(Transport::Config *config, boost::filesystem::path ph);
 
 void removeEverythingOlderThan(const std::vector<std::string> &dirs, time_t t);
 
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index b8c3adc5..d96da239 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Transport {
 
 namespace Util {
 
-void createDirectories(Transport::Config *config, const boost::filesystem::path& ph) {
+void createDirectories(Transport::Config *config, path ph) {
 	if (ph.empty() || exists(ph)) {
 		return;
 	}