diff --git a/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.h b/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.h
index 8740a9b6ebd..a91bfe3faa5 100755
--- a/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.h
+++ b/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.h
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ public:
 /* Select a random element from a container. Note: make sure you explicitly empty check the container */
 template <class C> typename C::value_type const& SelectRandomContainerElement(C const& container)
 {
-    C::const_iterator it = container.begin();
+    typename C::const_iterator it = container.begin();
     std::advance(it, urand(0, container.size() - 1));
     return *it;
 }