diff --git a/lib/suppressions.cpp b/lib/suppressions.cpp
index 18165ab32..6ec2666dd 100644
--- a/lib/suppressions.cpp
+++ b/lib/suppressions.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ std::list<Suppressions::Suppression> Suppressions::getUnmatchedGlobalSuppression
     return result;
 }
 
-std::list<Suppressions::Suppression> Suppressions::getSuppressions() const
+const std::list<Suppressions::Suppression> &Suppressions::getSuppressions() const
 {
     return mSuppressions;
 }
diff --git a/lib/suppressions.h b/lib/suppressions.h
index e066b63a3..4dc08945f 100644
--- a/lib/suppressions.h
+++ b/lib/suppressions.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public:
      * @brief Returns list of all suppressions.
      * @return list of suppressions
      */
-    std::list<Suppression> getSuppressions() const;
+    const std::list<Suppression> &getSuppressions() const;
 
 private:
     /** @brief List of error which the user doesn't want to see. */
diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 4a6e14823..8a454a340 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -4193,8 +4193,8 @@ void Scope::addVariable(const Token *token_, const Token *start_, const Token *e
 void Scope::getVariableList(const Settings* settings)
 {
     if (!bodyStartList.empty()) {
-        for (const Token *bodyStart: bodyStartList)
-            getVariableList(settings, bodyStart->next());
+        for (const Token *bs: bodyStartList)
+            getVariableList(settings, bs->next());
     }
 
     // global scope