diff --git a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/solid/SolidBase.hpp b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/solid/SolidBase.hpp
index e91a3323242..6e8f6264817 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/solid/SolidBase.hpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/solid/SolidBase.hpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class SolidBaseUpdates
   arrayView1d< real64 const > const m_thermalExpansionCoefficient;
 
   /// Flag to disable inelasticity
-  const bool & m_disableInelasticity;
+  const bool m_disableInelasticity;
 
   /**
    * @brief Get bulkModulus