diff --git a/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp b/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp
index fdc14eac3..e65ac3030 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ public:
             nullptr,
             internal::meta_node<Base>::resolve(),
             [](meta_any other) ENTT_NOEXCEPT -> meta_any {
-                if(auto *data = other.data(); data) {
-                    return forward_as_meta(*static_cast<Base *>(static_cast<Type *>(data)));
+                if(auto *ptr = other.data(); ptr) {
+                    return forward_as_meta(*static_cast<Base *>(static_cast<Type *>(ptr)));
                 }
 
                 return forward_as_meta(*static_cast<const Base *>(static_cast<const Type *>(std::as_const(other).data())));