diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/macab/MacabStatement.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/macab/MacabStatement.cxx
index 7d334018377f..7756f4fc6f83 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/macab/MacabStatement.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/macab/MacabStatement.cxx
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ OSL_TRACE("Mac OS Address book - SQL Request: %s", OUtoCStr(sql));
             impl_throwError(STR_QUERY_TOO_COMPLEX);
     }
 
-    m_xResultSet.set(pResult);
+    m_xResultSet = Reference<XResultSet>(pResult);;
     return xRS;
 }