diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/SVG/SVGUseElement.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/SVG/SVGUseElement.cpp
index 48ce441d92f..ea201fc6419 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/SVG/SVGUseElement.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/SVG/SVGUseElement.cpp
@@ -135,18 +135,18 @@ void SVGUseElement::clone_element_tree_as_our_shadow_tree(Element* to_clone) con
 {
     const_cast<DOM::ShadowRoot&>(*shadow_root()).remove_all_children();
 
-    if (to_clone && is_valid_reference_element(to_clone)) {
+    if (to_clone && is_valid_reference_element(*to_clone)) {
         // The ‘use’ element references another element, a copy of which is rendered in place of the ‘use’ in the document.
         auto cloned_reference_node = MUST(to_clone->clone_node(nullptr, true));
         const_cast<DOM::ShadowRoot&>(*shadow_root()).append_child(cloned_reference_node).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
     }
 }
 
-bool SVGUseElement::is_valid_reference_element(Element* reference_element) const
+bool SVGUseElement::is_valid_reference_element(Element const& reference_element) const
 {
     // If the referenced element that results from resolving the URL is not an SVG element, then the reference is invalid and the ‘use’ element is in error.
     // If the referenced element is a (shadow-including) ancestor of the ‘use’ element, then this is an invalid circular reference and the ‘use’ element is in error.
-    return reference_element->is_svg_element() && !reference_element->is_ancestor_of(*this);
+    return reference_element.is_svg_element() && !reference_element.is_ancestor_of(*this);
 }
 
 // https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/shapes.html#RectElementXAttribute
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/SVG/SVGUseElement.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/SVG/SVGUseElement.h
index 8a332f449cd..09f8c621fc0 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/SVG/SVGUseElement.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/SVG/SVGUseElement.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ private:
     JS::GCPtr<DOM::Element> referenced_element();
 
     void clone_element_tree_as_our_shadow_tree(Element* to_clone) const;
-    bool is_valid_reference_element(Element* reference_element) const;
+    bool is_valid_reference_element(Element const& reference_element) const;
 
     Optional<float> m_x;
     Optional<float> m_y;