diff --git a/core/math/basis.cpp b/core/math/basis.cpp
index d37e7cd51..9da200b40 100644
--- a/core/math/basis.cpp
+++ b/core/math/basis.cpp
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ Quaternion Basis::get_rotation_quaternion() const {
 	return m.get_quaternion();
 }
 
-void Basis::rotate_to_align(Vector3 p_start_direction, Vector3 p_end_direction) {
+void Basis::rotate_to_align(const Vector3 &p_start_direction, const Vector3 &p_end_direction) {
 	// Takes two vectors and rotates the basis from the first vector to the second vector.
 	// Adopted from: https://gist.github.com/kevinmoran/b45980723e53edeb8a5a43c49f134724
 	const Vector3 axis = p_start_direction.cross(p_end_direction).normalized();
diff --git a/core/math/basis.h b/core/math/basis.h
index 4a8d6a923..5ec606e63 100644
--- a/core/math/basis.h
+++ b/core/math/basis.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct _NO_DISCARD_CLASS_ Basis {
 	Quaternion get_rotation_quaternion() const;
 	Vector3 get_rotation() const { return get_rotation_euler(); };
 
-	void rotate_to_align(Vector3 p_start_direction, Vector3 p_end_direction);
+	void rotate_to_align(const Vector3 &p_start_direction, const Vector3 &p_end_direction);
 
 	Vector3 rotref_posscale_decomposition(Basis &rotref) const;