diff --git a/include/nana/any.hpp b/include/nana/any.hpp
index 491169fc..ed711146 100644
--- a/include/nana/any.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/any.hpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace nana
 		if (!operand)
 			return nullptr;
 
-		auto holder = dynamic_cast<any::holder<Value>*>(operand->content_);
+		auto holder = dynamic_cast<any::holder<typename std::decay<Value>::type>*>(operand->content_);
 		return (holder ? &holder->value : nullptr);
 	}