diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/plugin/src/compiled_model.cpp b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/plugin/src/compiled_model.cpp
index 2dfe0b5bb59650..e022c16004bca9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/plugin/src/compiled_model.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/plugin/src/compiled_model.cpp
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ void CompiledModel::configure_stream_executors() {
 }
 
 void CompiledModel::initialize_properties() {
-    const auto pluginSupportedProperties =
+    const auto& pluginSupportedProperties =
         get_plugin()->get_property(ov::supported_properties.name(), {}).as<std::vector<ov::PropertyName>>();
-    const auto isPropertySupported = [&pluginSupportedProperties](const std::string& name) {
+    const auto& isPropertySupported = [&pluginSupportedProperties](const std::string& name) {
         return std::any_of(pluginSupportedProperties.begin(),
                            pluginSupportedProperties.end(),
                            [&name](const ov::PropertyName& property) {