diff --git a/include/wx/any.h b/include/wx/any.h
index 8eba4480ab..44df288bb9 100644
--- a/include/wx/any.h
+++ b/include/wx/any.h
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ private:
 public: \
     static bool IsSameClass(const wxAnyValueType* otherType) \
     { \
-        return wxTypeId(*sm_instance.get()) == wxTypeId(*otherType); \
+        const wxAnyValueType* const inst = sm_instance.get(); \
+        return wxTypeId(*inst) == wxTypeId(*otherType); \
     } \
     virtual bool IsSameType(const wxAnyValueType* otherType) const \
     { \