diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_SHAMap.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_SHAMap.cpp
index 06b93cd1c9..a4f108b82d 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_SHAMap.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_SHAMap.cpp
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ bool SHAMap::fetchRoot (uint256 const& hash, SHAMapSyncFilter* filter)
             WriteLog (lsTRACE, SHAMap) << "Fetch root SHAMap node " << hash;
     }
 
-    Ledger::pointer newRoot = fetchNodeExternalNT(SHAMapNode(), hash);
+    SHAMapTreeNode::pointer newRoot = fetchNodeExternalNT(SHAMapNode(), hash);
     if (newRoot)
     	root = newRoot;
 	else