diff --git a/events/equeue/equeue_mbed.cpp b/events/equeue/equeue_mbed.cpp
index 5c72b38dea..ddf50a748b 100644
--- a/events/equeue/equeue_mbed.cpp
+++ b/events/equeue/equeue_mbed.cpp
@@ -42,13 +42,12 @@ static void equeue_tick_init() {
             "The equeue_timer buffer must fit the class Timer");
     MBED_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(equeue_ticker) >= sizeof(Ticker),
             "The equeue_ticker buffer must fit the class Ticker");
-    new (equeue_timer) Timer;
-    new (equeue_ticker) Ticker;
+    Timer *timer = new (equeue_timer) Timer;
+    Ticker *ticker = new (equeue_ticker) Ticker;
 
     equeue_minutes = 0;
-    reinterpret_cast<Timer*>(equeue_timer)->start();
-    reinterpret_cast<Ticker*>(equeue_ticker)
-            ->attach_us(equeue_tick_update, 1000 << 16);
+    timer->start();
+    ticker->attach_us(equeue_tick_update, 1000 << 16);
 
     equeue_tick_inited = true;
 }