diff --git a/std/mem.zig b/std/mem.zig
index bfd74669f2a9aa1d7f5bc7f3683d9284728f3fe0..b52d3e9f68d3491e45edac9b672b21ac896dc7f4 100644
--- a/std/mem.zig
+++ b/std/mem.zig
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub const Allocator = struct {
     /// Call `destroy` with the result
     pub fn create(self: *Allocator, init: var) Error!*@typeOf(init) {
         const T = @typeOf(init);
-        if (@sizeOf(T) == 0) return &T{};
+        if (@sizeOf(T) == 0) return &(T{});
         const slice = try self.alloc(T, 1);
         const ptr = &slice[0];
         ptr.* = init;