diff --git a/sc/source/ui/Accessibility/AccessibleDocument.cxx b/sc/source/ui/Accessibility/AccessibleDocument.cxx
index 34a1cdbbe2e0..e06ae16085b6 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/Accessibility/AccessibleDocument.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/Accessibility/AccessibleDocument.cxx
@@ -1990,8 +1990,7 @@ SCTAB ScAccessibleDocument::getVisibleTable() const
     return nVisibleTable;
 }
 
-uno::Reference < XAccessible >
-    ScAccessibleDocument::GetAccessibleSpreadsheet()
+rtl::Reference<ScAccessibleSpreadsheet> ScAccessibleDocument::GetAccessibleSpreadsheet()
 {
     if (!mpAccessibleSpreadsheet.is() && mpViewShell)
     {
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/inc/AccessibleDocument.hxx b/sc/source/ui/inc/AccessibleDocument.hxx
index c95257070ea1..4de717e4a367 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/inc/AccessibleDocument.hxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/inc/AccessibleDocument.hxx
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ public:
 
     rtl::Reference<utl::AccessibleRelationSetHelper> GetRelationSet(const ScAddress* pAddress) const;
 
-    css::uno::Reference< css::accessibility::XAccessible >
-        GetAccessibleSpreadsheet();
+    rtl::Reference<ScAccessibleSpreadsheet> GetAccessibleSpreadsheet();
 
 protected:
     virtual std::unordered_map<OUString, OUString> implGetExtendedAttributes() override;