diff --git a/cfgmgr/buffermgrdyn.cpp b/cfgmgr/buffermgrdyn.cpp
index 8ef577cc11af..fbeb9417ee4d 100644
--- a/cfgmgr/buffermgrdyn.cpp
+++ b/cfgmgr/buffermgrdyn.cpp
@@ -1609,8 +1609,8 @@ task_process_status BufferMgrDynamic::handleBufferProfileTable(KeyOpFieldsValues
         }
         for (auto i = kfvFieldsValues(tuple).begin(); i != kfvFieldsValues(tuple).end(); i++)
         {
-            string &field = fvField(*i);
-            string &value = fvValue(*i);
+            const string &field = fvField(*i);
+            string value = fvValue(*i);
 
             SWSS_LOG_DEBUG("field:%s, value:%s", field.c_str(), value.c_str());
             if (field == buffer_pool_field_name)