diff --git a/src/tiffcomposite_int.hpp b/src/tiffcomposite_int.hpp
index f1abbc32..f18ee31f 100644
--- a/src/tiffcomposite_int.hpp
+++ b/src/tiffcomposite_int.hpp
@@ -1538,10 +1538,9 @@ TiffComponent::UniquePtr newTiffSubIfd(uint16_t tag, IfdId group) {
 }
 
 //! Function to create and initialize a new binary array entry
-template <const ArrayCfg* arrayCfg, int N, const ArrayDef (&arrayDef)[N]>
+template <const ArrayCfg* arrayCfg, int N, const ArrayDef arrayDef[N]>
 TiffComponent::UniquePtr newTiffBinaryArray0(uint16_t tag, IfdId group) {
-  // *& acrobatics is a workaround for a MSVC 7.1 bug
-  return TiffComponent::UniquePtr(new TiffBinaryArray(tag, group, arrayCfg, *(&arrayDef), N));
+  return TiffComponent::UniquePtr(new TiffBinaryArray(tag, group, arrayCfg, arrayDef, N));
 }
 
 //! Function to create and initialize a new simple binary array entry