diff --git a/include/xtensor/xassign.hpp b/include/xtensor/xassign.hpp
index d30dd6dc9..0acf7b558 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/xassign.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/xassign.hpp
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ namespace xt
 
                         for (std::size_t i = 0; i < simd_size; ++i)
                         {
-                            res_stepper.template store_simd(fct_stepper.template step_simd<value_type>());
+                            res_stepper.template store_simd<>(fct_stepper.template step_simd<value_type>());
                         }
                         for (std::size_t i = 0; i < simd_rest; ++i)
                         {