diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
index 2ed40e748f..c3c784002e 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         }
 
         PrefabOperationResult PrefabPublicHandler::InstantiatePrefab(
-            AZStd::string_view filePath, AZ::EntityId parent, AZ::Vector3 position)
+            AZStd::string_view filePath, AZ::EntityId parent, const AZ::Vector3& position)
         {
             auto prefabEditorEntityOwnershipInterface = AZ::Interface<PrefabEditorEntityOwnershipInterface>::Get();
             if (!prefabEditorEntityOwnershipInterface)
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.h
index 19985bbf51..e83513dbff 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
 
             // PrefabPublicInterface...
             PrefabOperationResult CreatePrefab(const AZStd::vector<AZ::EntityId>& entityIds, AZ::IO::PathView filePath) override;
-            PrefabOperationResult InstantiatePrefab(AZStd::string_view filePath, AZ::EntityId parent, AZ::Vector3 position) override;
+            PrefabOperationResult InstantiatePrefab(AZStd::string_view filePath, AZ::EntityId parent, const AZ::Vector3& position) override;
             PrefabOperationResult SavePrefab(AZ::IO::Path filePath) override;
             PrefabEntityResult CreateEntity(AZ::EntityId parentId, const AZ::Vector3& position) override;
             
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicInterface.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicInterface.h
index 4e59729ab2..1a8da0dfe0 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicInterface.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicInterface.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
              * @param position The position in world space the prefab should be instantiated in.
              * @return An outcome object; on failure, it comes with an error message detailing the cause of the error.
              */
-            virtual PrefabOperationResult InstantiatePrefab(AZStd::string_view filePath, AZ::EntityId parent, AZ::Vector3 position) = 0;
+            virtual PrefabOperationResult InstantiatePrefab(AZStd::string_view filePath, AZ::EntityId parent, const AZ::Vector3& position) = 0;
 
             /**
              * Saves changes to prefab to disk.