diff --git a/include/osgGA/CameraManipulator b/include/osgGA/CameraManipulator
index 9c610a898..761dbd09e 100644
--- a/include/osgGA/CameraManipulator
+++ b/include/osgGA/CameraManipulator
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class OSGGA_EXPORT CameraManipulator : public GUIEventHandler
 
         /** update the camera for the current frame, typically called by the viewer classes. 
             Default implementation simply set the camera view matrix. */
-        virtual void updateCamera(osg::Camera* camera) { camera->setViewMatrix(getInverseMatrix()); }
+        virtual void updateCamera(osg::Camera& camera) { camera.setViewMatrix(getInverseMatrix()); }
 
         /** Get the FusionDistanceMode. Used by SceneView for setting up stereo convergence.*/
         virtual osgUtil::SceneView::FusionDistanceMode getFusionDistanceMode() const { return osgUtil::SceneView::PROPORTIONAL_TO_SCREEN_DISTANCE; }
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp b/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp
index 1ce254414..43155438d 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ void CompositeViewer::updateTraversal()
             view->setFusionDistance( view->getCameraManipulator()->getFusionDistanceMode(),
                                     view->getCameraManipulator()->getFusionDistanceValue() );
             
-            view->getCameraManipulator()->updateCamera(view->getCamera());
+            view->getCameraManipulator()->updateCamera(*(view->getCamera()));
             
         }
         view->updateSlaves();
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp b/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
index 8430eaa82..1c612d823 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ void Viewer::updateTraversal()
         setFusionDistance( getCameraManipulator()->getFusionDistanceMode(),
                             getCameraManipulator()->getFusionDistanceValue() );
 
-        _cameraManipulator->updateCamera(_camera);
+        _cameraManipulator->updateCamera(*_camera);
     }
 
     updateSlaves();