diff --git a/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp b/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp
index fdbc61557..3400c6bde 100644
--- a/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ epicsTimerForC::~epicsTimerForC ()
 
 void epicsTimerForC::destroy ()
 {
-    timerQueue & queueTmp ( this->queue );
+    timerQueue & queueTmp = this->queue;
     this->~epicsTimerForC ();
     queueTmp.timerForCFreeList.release ( this );
 }
diff --git a/src/libCom/timer/timer.cpp b/src/libCom/timer/timer.cpp
index 1f33c1930..cc5a56405 100644
--- a/src/libCom/timer/timer.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/timer/timer.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ timer::~timer ()
 
 void timer::destroy () 
 {
-    timerQueue & queueTmp ( this->queue );
+    timerQueue & queueTmp = this->queue;
     this->~timer ();
     queueTmp.timerFreeList.release ( this );
 }