diff --git a/connectivity/source/parse/sqliterator.cxx b/connectivity/source/parse/sqliterator.cxx
index 6166c981934a..b510c06e6bab 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/parse/sqliterator.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/parse/sqliterator.cxx
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::getColumnRange( const OSQLParseNode* _pColumnRef,
                         OUString& _rTableRange,
                         OUString& _out_rColumnAliasIfPresent ) const
 {
-    lcl_getColumnRange( _pColumnRef, m_pImpl->m_xConnection, _rColumnName, _rTableRange, &*m_aSelectColumns, _out_rColumnAliasIfPresent );
+    lcl_getColumnRange( _pColumnRef, m_pImpl->m_xConnection, _rColumnName, _rTableRange, m_aSelectColumns.get(), _out_rColumnAliasIfPresent );
 }