diff --git a/src/common/QskBoxBorderColors.cpp b/src/common/QskBoxBorderColors.cpp
index 1029d029..4d8e1f65 100644
--- a/src/common/QskBoxBorderColors.cpp
+++ b/src/common/QskBoxBorderColors.cpp
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ QskBoxBorderColors QskBoxBorderColors::interpolated(
             the color and use always use the other color. TODO ...
          */
 #endif
-        auto& gradient = colors.m_gradients[ i ];
-        gradient = gradient.interpolated( to.m_gradients[ i ], ratio );
+        colors.m_gradients[ i ] =
+            m_gradients[ i ].interpolated( to.m_gradients[ i ], ratio );
     }
 
     return colors;
diff --git a/src/common/QskGradient.cpp b/src/common/QskGradient.cpp
index 4a471fca..d38a619c 100644
--- a/src/common/QskGradient.cpp
+++ b/src/common/QskGradient.cpp
@@ -319,9 +319,10 @@ QskGradient QskGradient::interpolated( const QskGradient& to, qreal ratio ) cons
 
         gradient = to;
 
-        gradient.setStops( qskInterpolatedGradientStops(
-            m_stops, isMonochrome(),
-            to.m_stops, to.isMonochrome(), ratio ) );
+        const auto stops = qskInterpolatedGradientStops(
+            m_stops, isMonochrome(), to.m_stops, to.isMonochrome(), ratio );
+
+        gradient.setStops( stops );
 
         for ( uint i = 0; i < sizeof( m_values ) / sizeof( m_values[0] ); i++ )
             gradient.m_values[i] = m_values[i] + ratio * ( to.m_values[i] - m_values[i] );