diff --git a/websocketpp/endpoint.hpp b/websocketpp/endpoint.hpp
index 5a7d661fa2..2c59a3f614 100644
--- a/websocketpp/endpoint.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/endpoint.hpp
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public:
      */
     connection_ptr get_con_from_hdl(connection_hdl hdl, lib::error_code & ec) {
         scoped_lock_type lock(m_mutex);
-        connection_ptr con = lib::static_pointer_cast<connection_type,void>(
+        connection_ptr con = lib::static_pointer_cast<connection_type>(
             hdl.lock());
         if (!con) {
             ec = error::make_error_code(error::bad_connection);