diff --git a/tests/daemon/fw/multicast-strategy.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/fw/multicast-strategy.t.cpp
index 90e4b1e..a1656e5 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/fw/multicast-strategy.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/fw/multicast-strategy.t.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
   // more often than DEFAULT_MIN_RETX_INTERVAL
   scheduler::EventId retxFrom4Evt;
   size_t nSentLast = strategy.sendInterestHistory.size();
-  time::steady_clock::TimePoint timeSentLast = time::steady_clock::now();
+  auto timeSentLast = time::steady_clock::now();
   std::function<void()> periodicalRetxFrom4; // let periodicalRetxFrom4 lambda capture itself
   periodicalRetxFrom4 = [&] {
     pitEntry->insertOrUpdateInRecord(*face3, *interest);