diff --git a/src/ripple/app/misc/impl/AmendmentTable.cpp b/src/ripple/app/misc/impl/AmendmentTable.cpp
index 5f75d29540..93113af800 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/misc/impl/AmendmentTable.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/misc/impl/AmendmentTable.cpp
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ AmendmentTableImpl::AmendmentTableImpl(
             }
             else  // up-vote
             {
-                auto s = add(amend_hash, lock);
+                AmendmentState& s = add(amend_hash, lock);
 
                 JLOG(j_.debug()) << "Amendment {" << *amendment_name << ", "
                                  << amend_hash << "} is upvoted.";