diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h
index 08ffbeb9..8631286b 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <atomic>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
+#include <new>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <type_traits>
@@ -402,11 +403,9 @@ class [[nodiscard]] MatcherBase : private MatcherDescriberInterface {
   template <typename M, bool = MatcherBase::IsInlined<M>()>
   struct ValuePolicy {
     static const M& Get(const MatcherBase& m) {
-      // When inlined along with Init, need to be explicit to avoid violating
+      // When inlined along with Init, need to be laundered to avoid violating
       // strict aliasing rules.
-      const M* ptr =
-          static_cast<const M*>(static_cast<const void*>(&m.buffer_));
-      return *ptr;
+      return *std::launder(reinterpret_cast<const M*>(&m.buffer_));
     }
     static void Init(MatcherBase& m, M impl) {
       ::new (static_cast<void*>(&m.buffer_)) M(impl);