diff --git a/lib/external/pattern_language b/lib/external/pattern_language
index 956b16fed8076..f276631e73cec 160000
--- a/lib/external/pattern_language
+++ b/lib/external/pattern_language
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 956b16fed807615eec144b9ec58d8300749351e0
+Subproject commit f276631e73cec898ec92d77b0e1744a0f0ed5e13
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
index 8d329829b625a..426d4808b851c 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 return;
 
             auto provider = ImHexApi::Provider::get();
-            auto runtime = provider->getPatternLanguageRuntime();
+            auto &runtime = provider->getPatternLanguageRuntime();
 
             auto mimeType = magic::getMIMEType(ImHexApi::Provider::get());