diff --git a/partition.cpp b/partition.cpp
index 918ba3ce..f6adec9d 100644
--- a/partition.cpp
+++ b/partition.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ bool TWPartition::Process_Fstab_Line(string Line, bool Display_Error) {
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool TWPartition::Process_FS_Flags(string& Options, int Flags) {
+bool TWPartition::Process_FS_Flags(string& Options, int& Flags) {
 	int i;
 	char *p;
 	char *savep;
diff --git a/partitions.hpp b/partitions.hpp
index 4b6d3716..f9832ad6 100644
--- a/partitions.hpp
+++ b/partitions.hpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ private:
 	void Find_Actual_Block_Device();                                          // Determines the correct block device and stores it in Actual_Block_Device
 
 	bool Process_Flags(string Flags, bool Display_Error);                     // Process custom fstab flags
-	bool Process_FS_Flags(string& Options, int Flags);                        // Process standard fstab fs flags
+	bool Process_FS_Flags(string& Options, int& Flags);                       // Process standard fstab fs flags
 	bool Is_File_System(string File_System);                                  // Checks to see if the file system given is considered a file system
 	bool Is_Image(string File_System);                                        // Checks to see if the file system given is considered an image
 	void Setup_File_System(bool Display_Error);                               // Sets defaults for a file system partition