diff --git a/table/block_fetcher.h b/table/block_fetcher.h
index 7076feb8d..76075b572 100644
--- a/table/block_fetcher.h
+++ b/table/block_fetcher.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class BlockFetcher {
   RandomAccessFileReader* file_;
   FilePrefetchBuffer* prefetch_buffer_;
   const Footer& footer_;
-  const ReadOptions& read_options_;
+  const ReadOptions read_options_;
   const BlockHandle& handle_;
   BlockContents* contents_;
   const ImmutableCFOptions& ioptions_;