diff --git a/external/3rd/library/soePlatform/ChatAPI/projects/ChatAPI/ChatAvatarCore.cpp b/external/3rd/library/soePlatform/ChatAPI/projects/ChatAPI/ChatAvatarCore.cpp
index 7eab52a8..aa1981c5 100644
--- a/external/3rd/library/soePlatform/ChatAPI/projects/ChatAPI/ChatAvatarCore.cpp
+++ b/external/3rd/library/soePlatform/ChatAPI/projects/ChatAPI/ChatAvatarCore.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void ChatAvatarCore::setLoginPriority(int loginPriority)
 	m_loginPriority = loginPriority;
 }
 
-void ChatAvatarCore::setEmail(static const Plat_Unicode::String &email)
+void ChatAvatarCore::setEmail(static const Plat_Unicode::String email)
 {
 	m_email = email;
 }
diff --git a/external/3rd/library/soePlatform/ChatAPI/projects/ChatAPI/ChatAvatarCore.h b/external/3rd/library/soePlatform/ChatAPI/projects/ChatAPI/ChatAvatarCore.h
index 7ba48a71..ebd3fc81 100644
--- a/external/3rd/library/soePlatform/ChatAPI/projects/ChatAPI/ChatAvatarCore.h
+++ b/external/3rd/library/soePlatform/ChatAPI/projects/ChatAPI/ChatAvatarCore.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace ChatSystem
 
 		void setAttributes(unsigned long attributes);
 		void setLoginPriority(int loginPriority);
-		void setEmail(const Plat_Unicode::String &email);
+		void setEmail(const Plat_Unicode::String email);
 		void setInboxLimit(unsigned inboxLimit);
         void setStatusMessage(const Plat_Unicode::String &statusMessage);