diff --git a/Jikan.cpp b/Jikan.cpp
index 4d0fb5b4344f2665fcd4893b6cee5ae0f12d50b8..652666b063ae3ecd281a2517f0dc9a833cddbe13 100644
--- a/Jikan.cpp
+++ b/Jikan.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ extern "C"
 {
     extern class Jikan Timer;
 
-    void TimerStart(const char* name, const int& mode)
+    void TimerStart(const char* name, const int mode)
     {
         string str_name = name;
 
diff --git a/Jikan.h b/Jikan.h
index de2584db2b0c059b99f08f1bf803af7d20fba4b6..f1cf1b6d32ea802c890d303386e55b226e9977fb 100644
--- a/Jikan.h
+++ b/Jikan.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ enum TimerMode
 extern "C" {  
 #endif         
 
-        void TimerStart(const char* name, const int& mode_t);
+        void TimerStart(const char* name, const int mode_t);
         void TimerEnd(const char* name);
         void WriteOutput();