diff --git a/Segment_Delaunay_graph_2/include/CGAL/Segment_Delaunay_graph_2.h b/Segment_Delaunay_graph_2/include/CGAL/Segment_Delaunay_graph_2.h
index 1c684d32202e..05a199a5bffa 100644
--- a/Segment_Delaunay_graph_2/include/CGAL/Segment_Delaunay_graph_2.h
+++ b/Segment_Delaunay_graph_2/include/CGAL/Segment_Delaunay_graph_2.h
@@ -632,11 +632,11 @@ class Segment_Delaunay_graph_2
   }
 
   template <class Segment_2>
-  static const Point_2& get_source(const Segment_2& segment){
+  static Point_2 get_source(const Segment_2& segment){
     return segment.source();
   }
   template <class Segment_2>
-  static const Point_2& get_target(const Segment_2& segment){
+  static Point_2 get_target(const Segment_2& segment){
     return segment.target();
   }