diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2347d2102a8..16061a5cbd3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     - API:
       - FIXED: Fix inefficient osrm-routed connection handling [#6113](https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/pull/6113)
     - Misc:
+      - CHANGED: Pass osm_node_ids by reference in osrm::updater::Updater class. [#6298](https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/pull/6298)
       - FIXED: Fix bug with reading Set values from Lua scripts. [#6285](https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/pull/6285)
     - Build:
       - CHANGED: Configure Undefined Behaviour Sanitizer. [#6290](https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/pull/6290)
diff --git a/src/updater/updater.cpp b/src/updater/updater.cpp
index 38a491042e0..9301c804b95 100644
--- a/src/updater/updater.cpp
+++ b/src/updater/updater.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ updateSegmentData(const UpdaterConfig &config,
                   const SegmentLookupTable &segment_speed_lookup,
                   extractor::SegmentDataContainer &segment_data,
                   std::vector<util::Coordinate> &coordinates,
-                  extractor::PackedOSMIDs &osm_node_ids)
+                  const extractor::PackedOSMIDs &osm_node_ids)
 {
     // vector to count used speeds for logging
     // size offset by one since index 0 is used for speeds not from external file
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ updateTurnPenalties(const UpdaterConfig &config,
                     const TurnLookupTable &turn_penalty_lookup,
                     std::vector<TurnPenalty> &turn_weight_penalties,
                     std::vector<TurnPenalty> &turn_duration_penalties,
-                    extractor::PackedOSMIDs osm_node_ids)
+                    const extractor::PackedOSMIDs &osm_node_ids)
 {
     const auto weight_multiplier = profile_properties.GetWeightMultiplier();