diff --git a/include/etl/private/variant_variadic.h b/include/etl/private/variant_variadic.h
index 3ff5b876..de768543 100644
--- a/include/etl/private/variant_variadic.h
+++ b/include/etl/private/variant_variadic.h
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ namespace etl
         // Workaround for MSVC (2023/05/13)
         // It doesn't compile 'visitor.visit(etl::get<Index>(*this))' correctly for C++17 & C++20.
         // Changed all of the instances for consistancy.   
-        decltype(auto) v = etl::get<Index>(*this);
+        auto& v = etl::get<Index>(*this);
         visitor.visit(v);
         return true;
       }
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ namespace etl
         // Workaround for MSVC (2023/05/13)
         // It doesn't compile 'visitor.visit(etl::get<Index>(*this))' correctly for C++17 & C++20.
         // Changed all of the instances for consistancy.      
-        decltype(auto) v = etl::get<Index>(*this);
+        //decltype(auto) v = etl::get<Index>(*this);
         visitor.visit(v);
         return true;
       }
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ namespace etl
     {
       if (Index == index())
       {
-        decltype(auto) v = etl::get<Index>(*this);
+        auto& v = etl::get<Index>(*this);
         visitor(v);
         return true;
       }
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ namespace etl
     {
       if (Index == index())
       {
-        decltype(auto) v = etl::get<Index>(*this);
+        auto& v = etl::get<Index>(*this);
         visitor(v);
         return true;
       }