diff --git a/src/ctapipe/irf/binning.py b/src/ctapipe/irf/binning.py
index d87c0f05ba4..0fe6c2ae4fd 100644
--- a/src/ctapipe/irf/binning.py
+++ b/src/ctapipe/irf/binning.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import astropy.units as u
 import numpy as np
 
+from ..compat import COPY_IF_NEEDED
 from ..core import Component
 from ..core.traits import AstroQuantity, Integer
 
@@ -76,7 +77,9 @@ def make_bins_per_decade(e_min, e_max, n_bins_per_decade=5):
 
     n_bins = int(np.ceil((log_upper - log_lower) * n_bins_per_decade))
 
-    return u.Quantity(np.logspace(log_lower, log_upper, n_bins + 1), unit, copy=False)
+    return u.Quantity(
+        np.logspace(log_lower, log_upper, n_bins + 1), unit, copy=COPY_IF_NEEDED
+    )
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/src/ctapipe/irf/select.py b/src/ctapipe/irf/select.py
index 0df5d005d96..d3f0c320c6c 100644
--- a/src/ctapipe/irf/select.py
+++ b/src/ctapipe/irf/select.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 )
 from pyirf.utils import calculate_source_fov_offset, calculate_theta
 
+from ..compat import COPY_IF_NEEDED
 from ..containers import CoordinateFrameType
 from ..coordinates import NominalFrame
 from ..core import Component, QualityQuery
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ def normalise_column_names(self, events: Table) -> QTable:
                 )
 
         keep_columns.extend(rename_from)
-        events = QTable(events[keep_columns], copy=False)
+        events = QTable(events[keep_columns], copy=COPY_IF_NEEDED)
         events.rename_columns(rename_from, rename_to)
         return events