diff --git a/include/criterion/designated-initializer-compat.h b/include/criterion/designated-initializer-compat.h
index 3b2a7ba..9b99d05 100644
--- a/include/criterion/designated-initializer-compat.h
+++ b/include/criterion/designated-initializer-compat.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     CR_EXPAND(CRITERION_APPLY(CRITERION_ADD_PREFIX_ONCE, __VA_ARGS__))
 
 # ifdef __cplusplus
-#  define CRITERION_MAKE_STRUCT(Type, ...) [&]() {      \
+#  define CRITERION_MAKE_STRUCT(Type, ...) []() {       \
         Type t;                                         \
         std::memset(&t, 0, sizeof (t));                 \
         CR_EXPAND(CRITERION_ADD_PREFIX(t, __VA_ARGS__)) \