diff --git a/paddle/platform/enforce.h b/paddle/platform/enforce.h
index 166d7032cd8613e59f98c8353737044e011253c5..bc0715656a7d61774d53d4a0643ec1c105706085 100644
--- a/paddle/platform/enforce.h
+++ b/paddle/platform/enforce.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ inline void throw_on_error(T e) {
 // if two values have different data types, choose a compatible type for them.
 template <typename T1, typename T2>
 struct CompatibleType {
-  static constexpr const bool& t1_to_t2 = std::is_convertible<T1, T2>::value;
+  static const bool t1_to_t2 = std::is_convertible<T1, T2>::value;
   typedef typename std::conditional<t1_to_t2, T2, T1>::type type;
 };