diff --git a/backward.hpp b/backward.hpp
index e1a370f..33cb0ce 100644
--- a/backward.hpp
+++ b/backward.hpp
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ public:
 		// bools without throwing... It's a lost cause anyway!
 	}
 
-	T operator->() { return _val; }
+	T& operator->() { return _val; }
 	const T& operator->() const { return _val; }
 
 	typedef typename rm_ptr<T>::type& ref_t;