diff --git a/paddle/fluid/framework/details/inplace_op_pass.cc b/paddle/fluid/framework/details/inplace_op_pass.cc
index 92aabb9fd6..a8e133e3d5 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/framework/details/inplace_op_pass.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/framework/details/inplace_op_pass.cc
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void GraphView::Build(ir::Graph* g) {
   }
 }
 
-const& std::vector<ir::Node*> GraphView::AllOps() { return ops_; }
+const std::vector<ir::Node*>& GraphView::AllOps() { return ops_; }
 
 bool GraphView::ReusedInPythonMemOpt(const std::string& var) const {
   return dup_nodes_.count(var);
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/framework/details/inplace_op_pass.h b/paddle/fluid/framework/details/inplace_op_pass.h
index cf4f96c2d0..e477ee2af1 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/framework/details/inplace_op_pass.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/framework/details/inplace_op_pass.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class GraphView {
 
   void Build(ir::Graph* g);
 
-  const& std::vector<ir::Node*> AllOps();
+  const std::vector<ir::Node*>& AllOps();
 
   ir::Node* GetNodeByName(const std::string& name,
                           const std::vector<ir::Node*>& nodes) const;