diff --git a/src/core/include/mp-units/quantity_point.h b/src/core/include/mp-units/quantity_point.h
index c6788e5b..fb906dda 100644
--- a/src/core/include/mp-units/quantity_point.h
+++ b/src/core/include/mp-units/quantity_point.h
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ public:
       auto q = absolute() - origin.quantity_point.absolute();
       return quantity_point<reference, NewPO{}, typename decltype(q)::rep>(std::move(q));
     } else {
-      return quantity_point<reference, NewPO{}, Rep>(absolute());
+      auto q = absolute();
+      return quantity_point<reference, NewPO{}, typename decltype(q)::rep>(std::move(q));
     }
   }