diff --git a/includes/view.inc b/includes/view.inc
index 33beefd..8d1e69f 100644
--- a/includes/view.inc
+++ b/includes/view.inc
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ class view extends views_db_object {
    */
   function _init_handler($key, $info) {
     // Load the requested items from the display onto the object.
-    $this->$key = $this->display_handler->get_handlers($key);
+    $this->$key = &$this->display_handler->get_handlers($key);
 
     // This reference deals with difficult PHP indirection.
     $handlers = &$this->$key;
diff --git a/plugins/views_plugin_display.inc b/plugins/views_plugin_display.inc
index 3c47037..38b585f 100644
--- a/plugins/views_plugin_display.inc
+++ b/plugins/views_plugin_display.inc
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ class views_plugin_display extends views_plugin {
   /**
    * Get a full array of handlers for $type. This caches them.
    */
-  function get_handlers($type) {
+  function &get_handlers($type) {
     if (!isset($this->handlers[$type])) {
       $this->handlers[$type] = array();
       $types = views_object_types();