diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/inc/azure/core/datetime.hpp b/sdk/core/azure-core/inc/azure/core/datetime.hpp
index 4355227f4..4ed531473 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/inc/azure/core/datetime.hpp
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/inc/azure/core/datetime.hpp
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ namespace Core { namespace _internal {
      */
     static DateTime PosixTimeToDateTime(int64_t posixTime)
     {
-      return DateTime(1970) + std::chrono::seconds(posixTime);
+      return {DateTime(1970) + std::chrono::seconds(posixTime)};
     }
 
     /**