diff --git a/Runtime/Character/CBoneTracking.cpp b/Runtime/Character/CBoneTracking.cpp
index eab8f1cb5..79c9b67c6 100644
--- a/Runtime/Character/CBoneTracking.cpp
+++ b/Runtime/Character/CBoneTracking.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void CBoneTracking::PreRender(const CStateManager& mgr, CAnimData& animData, con
   TCastToConstPtr<CActor> targetAct = mgr.GetObjectById(x34_target);
   if (x36_24_active && tracking && (targetAct || x24_targetPosition)) {
     x36_25_hasTrackedRotation = true;
-    auto layoutInfo = pb.CharLayoutInfo();
+    const auto& layoutInfo = pb.CharLayoutInfo();
     CSegId bone;
     if (x36_26_noParent)
       bone = x14_segId;
diff --git a/Runtime/Character/CHierarchyPoseBuilder.hpp b/Runtime/Character/CHierarchyPoseBuilder.hpp
index 7c0dfd954..331929143 100644
--- a/Runtime/Character/CHierarchyPoseBuilder.hpp
+++ b/Runtime/Character/CHierarchyPoseBuilder.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class CHierarchyPoseBuilder {
 public:
   CHierarchyPoseBuilder(const CLayoutDescription& layout);
 
-  const TLockedToken<CCharLayoutInfo> CharLayoutInfo() const { return x0_layoutDesc.ScaledLayout(); }
+  const TLockedToken<CCharLayoutInfo>& CharLayoutInfo() const { return x0_layoutDesc.ScaledLayout(); }
   bool HasRoot() const { return xcf0_hasRoot; }
   void BuildTransform(const CSegId& boneId, zeus::CTransform& xfOut) const;
   void BuildNoScale(CPoseAsTransforms& pose);
diff --git a/Runtime/Character/CIkChain.cpp b/Runtime/Character/CIkChain.cpp
index e5905ad62..dbd0c44e0 100644
--- a/Runtime/Character/CIkChain.cpp
+++ b/Runtime/Character/CIkChain.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ void CIkChain::Deactivate() { x44_24_activated = false; }
 
 void CIkChain::Activate(const CAnimData& animData, const CSegId& segId, const zeus::CTransform& xf) {
   x0_bone = segId;
-  auto info = animData.GetPoseBuilder().CharLayoutInfo();
+  const auto& info = animData.GetPoseBuilder().CharLayoutInfo();
   x1_p1 = info->GetRootNode()->GetBoneMap()[x0_bone].x0_parentId;
   if (x1_p1 != 2) {
     x2_p2 = info->GetRootNode()->GetBoneMap()[x1_p1].x0_parentId;