diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
index 20e2d01a7..5c05f4141 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -1293,10 +1293,8 @@ retryScene:
 
 	if (!curScene) {
 		auto find_scene_cb = [](void *source_ptr, obs_source_t *scene) {
-			OBSSourceAutoRelease &source =
-				reinterpret_cast<OBSSourceAutoRelease &>(
-					source_ptr);
-			source = obs_source_get_ref(scene);
+			*static_cast<OBSSourceAutoRelease *>(source_ptr) =
+				obs_source_get_ref(scene);
 			return false;
 		};
 		obs_enum_scenes(find_scene_cb, &curScene);