diff --git a/src/sinqAxis.h b/src/sinqAxis.h
index 5ed828b..042f1cd 100644
--- a/src/sinqAxis.h
+++ b/src/sinqAxis.h
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ asynStatus getAxisParamImpl(A *axis, C *controller, const char *indexName,
 
 template <typename A, typename C, size_t N>
 asynStatus getAxisParamImpl(A *axis, C *controller, const char *indexName,
-                            int (C::*func)(), char (&readValue)[N],
+                            int (C::*func)(), char (*readValue)[N],
                             const char *callerFunctionName, int lineNumber,
                             TypeTag<char>) {
     // Decay the array to char*