diff --git a/src/android/jpeg/encoder.h b/src/android/jpeg/encoder.h
index 0ca2ba38..027233dc 100644
--- a/src/android/jpeg/encoder.h
+++ b/src/android/jpeg/encoder.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public:
 	virtual int configure(const libcamera::StreamConfiguration &cfg) = 0;
 	virtual int encode(const libcamera::FrameBuffer &source,
 			   libcamera::Span<uint8_t> destination,
-			   const libcamera::Span<const uint8_t> &exifData) = 0;
+			   libcamera::Span<const uint8_t> exifData) = 0;
 };
 
 #endif /* __ANDROID_JPEG_ENCODER_H__ */
diff --git a/src/android/jpeg/encoder_libjpeg.cpp b/src/android/jpeg/encoder_libjpeg.cpp
index 4bea10cf..cfa53321 100644
--- a/src/android/jpeg/encoder_libjpeg.cpp
+++ b/src/android/jpeg/encoder_libjpeg.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void EncoderLibJpeg::compressNV(const MappedBuffer *frame)
 }
 
 int EncoderLibJpeg::encode(const FrameBuffer &source, Span<uint8_t> dest,
-			   const Span<const uint8_t> &exifData)
+			   Span<const uint8_t> exifData)
 {
 	MappedFrameBuffer frame(&source, PROT_READ);
 	if (!frame.isValid()) {
diff --git a/src/android/jpeg/encoder_libjpeg.h b/src/android/jpeg/encoder_libjpeg.h
index 391a53ca..40505ddc 100644
--- a/src/android/jpeg/encoder_libjpeg.h
+++ b/src/android/jpeg/encoder_libjpeg.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
 	int configure(const libcamera::StreamConfiguration &cfg) override;
 	int encode(const libcamera::FrameBuffer &source,
 		   libcamera::Span<uint8_t> destination,
-		   const libcamera::Span<const uint8_t> &exifData) override;
+		   libcamera::Span<const uint8_t> exifData) override;
 
 private:
 	void compressRGB(const libcamera::MappedBuffer *frame);