diff --git a/bench/async_bench.cpp b/bench/async_bench.cpp
index ce2c9281..cf4d9754 100644
--- a/bench/async_bench.cpp
+++ b/bench/async_bench.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void thread_fun(std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> logger, int howmany)
 void bench_mt(int howmany, std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> logger, int thread_count)
 {
     using std::chrono::high_resolution_clock;
-    vector<thread> threads;
+    vector<std::thread> threads;
     auto start = high_resolution_clock::now();
 
     int msgs_per_thread = howmany / thread_count;