diff --git a/src/ppu.rs b/src/ppu.rs
index 17057e43f73475aa8e70a7bed5e491df2a63920d..5c71496b4186d3c5daefda16bb572f9f88503aa1 100644
--- a/src/ppu.rs
+++ b/src/ppu.rs
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ impl Ppu {
 
             // obtains the meta data of the object that is currently
             // under iteration to be checked for drawing
-            let obj = self.obj_data[index];
+            let obj = &self.obj_data[index];
 
             let obj_height = if self.obj_size {
                 TILE_DOUBLE_HEIGHT