diff --git a/runtime/helpers/hw_info.cpp b/runtime/helpers/hw_info.cpp
index 947b985206..0cfaf12c54 100644
--- a/runtime/helpers/hw_info.cpp
+++ b/runtime/helpers/hw_info.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 namespace OCLRT {
 HardwareInfo::HardwareInfo(const PLATFORM *platform, const FeatureTable *skuTable, const WorkaroundTable *waTable,
-                           const GT_SYSTEM_INFO *sysInfo, RuntimeCapabilityTable capabilityTable)
+                           const GT_SYSTEM_INFO *sysInfo, const RuntimeCapabilityTable &capabilityTable)
     : pPlatform(platform), pSkuTable(skuTable), pWaTable(waTable), pSysInfo(sysInfo), capabilityTable(capabilityTable) {
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/helpers/hw_info.h b/runtime/helpers/hw_info.h
index 1ab35c5122..d616e347ab 100644
--- a/runtime/helpers/hw_info.h
+++ b/runtime/helpers/hw_info.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ struct HardwareCapabilities {
 struct HardwareInfo {
     HardwareInfo() = default;
     HardwareInfo(const PLATFORM *platform, const FeatureTable *skuTable, const WorkaroundTable *waTable,
-                 const GT_SYSTEM_INFO *sysInfo, RuntimeCapabilityTable capabilityTable);
+                 const GT_SYSTEM_INFO *sysInfo, const RuntimeCapabilityTable &capabilityTable);
 
     const PLATFORM *pPlatform = nullptr;
     const FeatureTable *pSkuTable = nullptr;
diff --git a/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/device_command_stream_tests.cpp b/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/device_command_stream_tests.cpp
index 07912d95d2..2a42e6fb59 100644
--- a/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/device_command_stream_tests.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/device_command_stream_tests.cpp
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ HWTEST_F(WddmDefaultTest, givenFtrWddmHwQueuesFlagWhenCreatingCsrThenPickWddmVer
 
 struct WddmCsrCompressionTests : WddmCommandStreamMockGdiTest {
     void setCompressionEnabled(bool enabled) {
-        RuntimeCapabilityTable capabilityTable = {platformDevices[0]->capabilityTable};
+        RuntimeCapabilityTable capabilityTable = platformDevices[0]->capabilityTable;
         capabilityTable.ftrCompression = enabled;
         hwInfo = {*platformDevices[0]};
         hwInfo.capabilityTable = capabilityTable;