diff --git a/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/device_global/device_global.hpp b/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/device_global/device_global.hpp
index 0e74036f4012c..ecf8c970e2214 100644
--- a/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/device_global/device_global.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/device_global/device_global.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class device_global_base {
 
 #ifndef __SYCL_DEVICE_ONLY__
   template <typename OtherT, typename OtherProps>
-  static constexpr const T &
+  static constexpr const OtherT &
   ExtractInitialVal(const device_global_base<OtherT, OtherProps> &Other) {
     if constexpr (OtherProps::template has_property<device_image_scope_key>())
       return Other.val;