diff --git a/samples/cpp/benchmark_app/main.cpp b/samples/cpp/benchmark_app/main.cpp
index 7d382b2c09c..2f42c8ab83f 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/benchmark_app/main.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/benchmark_app/main.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                             std::stringstream strm(it_device_nstreams->second);
                             std::map<std::string, std::string> devices_property;
                             ov::util::Read<std::map<std::string, std::string>>{}(strm, devices_property);
-                            for (auto it : devices_property) {
+                            for (auto& it : devices_property) {
                                 device_config.insert(
                                     ov::device::properties(it.first, ov::num_streams(std::stoi(it.second))));
                             }
diff --git a/src/plugins/auto/plugin.cpp b/src/plugins/auto/plugin.cpp
index 4f047aff2e0..aac145ceb66 100644
--- a/src/plugins/auto/plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/auto/plugin.cpp
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ IExecutableNetworkInternal::Ptr MultiDeviceInferencePlugin::LoadNetworkImpl(cons
 
     // checking the perf counters config from the loaded network to respect both device's plugin and load-specific setting
     size_t num_plugins_supporting_perf_counters = 0;
-    for (auto n : executableNetworkPerDevice) {
+    for (auto& n : executableNetworkPerDevice) {
             try {
                 num_plugins_supporting_perf_counters +=
                         n.second->GetConfig(PluginConfigParams::KEY_PERF_COUNT).as<std::string>() ==