diff --git a/cpp/include/raft/util/reduction.cuh b/cpp/include/raft/util/reduction.cuh
index c0d3da7609..504f35fa0f 100644
--- a/cpp/include/raft/util/reduction.cuh
+++ b/cpp/include/raft/util/reduction.cuh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ DI T blockReduce(T val, char* smem, ReduceLambda reduce_op = raft::add_op{})
   val         = warpReduce(val, reduce_op);
   if (lid == 0) sTemp[wid] = val;
   __syncthreads();
-  val = lid < nWarps ? sTemp[lid] : T(0);
+  val = lid < nWarps ? sTemp[lid] : T();
   return warpReduce(val, reduce_op);
 }