diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AbstractTexture.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AbstractTexture.cpp
index 1b6fac8bff..b756651640 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AbstractTexture.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AbstractTexture.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ size_t AbstractTexture::CalculateHostTextureLevelPitch(AbstractTextureFormat for
   }
 }
 
-const TextureConfig AbstractTexture::GetConfig() const
+const TextureConfig& AbstractTexture::GetConfig() const
 {
   return m_config;
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AbstractTexture.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AbstractTexture.h
index 433aae60ac..94c082af70 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AbstractTexture.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AbstractTexture.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
   static bool IsCompressedHostTextureFormat(AbstractTextureFormat format);
   static size_t CalculateHostTextureLevelPitch(AbstractTextureFormat format, u32 row_length);
 
-  const TextureConfig GetConfig() const;
+  const TextureConfig& GetConfig() const;
 
 protected:
   const TextureConfig m_config;