diff --git a/src/common.cpp b/src/common.cpp
index df0b43f5e..b1845bb76 100644
--- a/src/common.cpp
+++ b/src/common.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 namespace spdlog {
 
 spdlog::level level_from_str(const std::string &name) noexcept {
-    auto *it = std::find(std::begin(level_string_views), std::end(level_string_views), name);
+    const auto it = std::find(std::begin(level_string_views), std::end(level_string_views), name);
     if (it != std::end(level_string_views)) return static_cast<level>(std::distance(std::begin(level_string_views), it));
 
     // check also for "warn" and "err" before giving up