diff --git a/src/openMVG/sfm/pipelines/localization/SfM_Localizer.cpp b/src/openMVG/sfm/pipelines/localization/SfM_Localizer.cpp
index a2fa5b288b..4cd6317304 100644
--- a/src/openMVG/sfm/pipelines/localization/SfM_Localizer.cpp
+++ b/src/openMVG/sfm/pipelines/localization/SfM_Localizer.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ namespace sfm {
     {
       pose = sfm_data.poses[0];
       if (b_refine_intrinsic)
-        *intrinsics = *shared_intrinsics;
+        intrinsics->updateFromParams(shared_intrinsics->getParams());
     }
 
     return b_BA_Status;