diff --git a/libs/util/include/psemek/util/ecs.hpp b/libs/util/include/psemek/util/ecs.hpp
index 8e04ed32..170c0f25 100644
--- a/libs/util/include/psemek/util/ecs.hpp
+++ b/libs/util/include/psemek/util/ecs.hpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ namespace psemek::util
 	template <typename Component>
 	Component const & ecs::get(handle species) const
 	{
-		return const_cast<typename Component::data const &>(const_cast<ecs *>(this)->get<Component>(species));
+		return const_cast<Component const &>(const_cast<ecs *>(this)->get<Component>(species));
 	}
 
 	template <typename Component>