diff --git a/src/cpp/rtps/writer/LivelinessManager.cpp b/src/cpp/rtps/writer/LivelinessManager.cpp
index ebe29eb19a1..6450b2c807b 100644
--- a/src/cpp/rtps/writer/LivelinessManager.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/rtps/writer/LivelinessManager.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bool LivelinessManager::add_writer(
 
     {
         // collection guard
-        shared_lock<shared_mutex> _(col_mutex_);
+        std::lock_guard<shared_mutex> _(col_mutex_);
 
         for (LivelinessData& writer : writers_)
         {