diff --git a/paddle/fluid/operators/detection/generate_proposals_op.cu b/paddle/fluid/operators/detection/generate_proposals_op.cu
index efeeecf7211f7b16e6581006e7432474f75814cd..91213b3c4d9db54469ec151ff1dd8e56c3118fea 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/operators/detection/generate_proposals_op.cu
+++ b/paddle/fluid/operators/detection/generate_proposals_op.cu
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ class CUDAGenerateProposalsKernel : public framework::OpKernel<T> {
     T *rpn_rois_data = rpn_rois->data<T>();
     T *rpn_roi_probs_data = rpn_roi_probs->data<T>();
 
-    auto &place = boost::get<platform::CUDAPlace>(dev_ctx.GetPlace());
+    auto place = boost::get<platform::CUDAPlace>(dev_ctx.GetPlace());
 
     int64_t num_proposals = 0;
     std::vector<size_t> offset(1, 0);