diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index ea7f4bf7b8..407e0fe64f 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     QObject* avatar = avatarManager->getMyAvatar();
 
     // Avatar > Attachments...
-    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarMenu, MenuOption::Attachments);
+    auto action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarMenu, MenuOption::Attachments);
     connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [] {
         DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->show(QString("hifi/dialogs/AttachmentsDialog.qml"), "AttachmentsDialog");
     });