diff --git a/src/SymbolTable.cc b/src/SymbolTable.cc
index 92c334b5924741faaa6c8d990ee035120991e8f5..519a291bd2ad361a8da9f21966841bfc40f40312 100644
--- a/src/SymbolTable.cc
+++ b/src/SymbolTable.cc
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ SymbolTable::addLeadAuxiliaryVarInternal(bool endo, int index, expr_t expr_arg)
       cerr << "ERROR: you should rename your variable called " << varname << ", this name is internally used by Dynare" << endl;
       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
-
-    aux_vars.emplace_back({symb_id, (endo ? AuxVarType::endoLead : AuxVarType::exoLead), 0, 0, 0, 0, expr_arg, ""});
+  AuxVarInfo aux_var_info = {symb_id, (endo ? AuxVarType::endoLead : AuxVarType::exoLead), 0, 0, 0, 0, expr_arg, ""};
+  aux_vars.emplace_back(aux_var_info);
 
   return symb_id;
 }