diff --git a/MeshLib/MeshGenerators/QuadraticMeshGenerator.cpp b/MeshLib/MeshGenerators/QuadraticMeshGenerator.cpp
index 27851860882e061581fef71be6689b7259ad6a9b..ea175f0dce0e00c2bb525c1185e8766aee3a0653 100644
--- a/MeshLib/MeshGenerators/QuadraticMeshGenerator.cpp
+++ b/MeshLib/MeshGenerators/QuadraticMeshGenerator.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ template <typename QuadraticElement>
 std::unique_ptr<QuadraticElement> convertLinearToQuadratic(
     MeshLib::Element const& e)
 {
-    auto const n_all_nodes = QuadraticElement::n_all_nodes;
-    auto const n_base_nodes = QuadraticElement::n_base_nodes;
+    int const n_all_nodes = QuadraticElement::n_all_nodes;
+    int const n_base_nodes = QuadraticElement::n_base_nodes;
     assert(n_base_nodes == e.getNumberOfBaseNodes());
 
     // Copy base nodes of element to the quadratic element new nodes'.