diff --git a/ostd/coroutine.hh b/ostd/coroutine.hh
index 7bd5e70..12cee34 100644
--- a/ostd/coroutine.hh
+++ b/ostd/coroutine.hh
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ private:
     /* we can use a pointer because even stack values are alive
      * as long as the coroutine is alive (and it is on every yield)
      */
-    std::decay_t<T> *p_result = nullptr;
+    std::remove_reference_t<T> *p_result = nullptr;
 };
 
 template<typename T>