diff --git a/source/adios2/core/Engine.h b/source/adios2/core/Engine.h
index 5cc189a64ea74250868cdd6f24ae4fd0e869a86c..0bb4d3283122d40356520179c82ec32387847c7e 100644
--- a/source/adios2/core/Engine.h
+++ b/source/adios2/core/Engine.h
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ protected:
     IO &m_IO;
 
     /** Unique name for this Engine within m_IO */
-    const std::string &m_Name;
+    const std::string m_Name;
 
     /** open mode from ADIOSTypes.h OpenMode */
     const OpenMode m_OpenMode;