diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp
index e76cd64f5b..5bccacb66a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp
@@ -4820,7 +4820,7 @@ private:
                 CombineRgn (rgn, rgn, clipRgn, RGN_AND);
                 DeleteObject (clipRgn);
 
-                std::aligned_storage_t<8192, alignof (RGNDATA)> rgnData;
+                alignas (RGNDATA) std::byte rgnData[8192];
                 const DWORD res = GetRegionData (rgn, sizeof (rgnData), (RGNDATA*) &rgnData);
 
                 if (res > 0 && res <= sizeof (rgnData))