diff --git a/wxPython/src/calendar.i b/wxPython/src/calendar.i
index d513513e44..df3df17bc9 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/calendar.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/calendar.i
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class wxCalendarEvent : public wxCommandEvent
 public:
     wxCalendarEvent(wxCalendarCtrl *cal, wxEventType type);
 
-    const wxDateTime& GetDate() const;
+    const wxDateTime GetDate() const;
     void SetDate(const wxDateTime &date);
     void SetWeekDay(const wxDateTime::WeekDay wd);
     wxDateTime::WeekDay GetWeekDay() const;