diff --git a/src/lib/pubkey/kyber/kyber_common/kyber_algos.cpp b/src/lib/pubkey/kyber/kyber_common/kyber_algos.cpp
index 70865090de2..8000a438a53 100644
--- a/src/lib/pubkey/kyber/kyber_common/kyber_algos.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/pubkey/kyber/kyber_common/kyber_algos.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ void kyber_sample_ntt_uniform(KyberPolyNTT& p, XOF& xof) {
       std::array<uint8_t, 4> buf = {0};
       xof.output(std::span{buf}.first<3>());
       const auto x = load_le(buf);
-      const auto d1 = static_cast<uint16_t>(x) & 0x0FFF;
-      const auto d2 = static_cast<uint16_t>(x >> 12);
+      const uint16_t d1 = static_cast<uint16_t>(x) & 0x0FFF;
+      const uint16_t d2 = static_cast<uint16_t>(x >> 12);
 
       if(d1 < KyberConstants::Q) {
          p[count++] = d1;