diff --git a/ext_interface.cpp b/ext_interface.cpp
index 554da80..5ce66c2 100644
--- a/ext_interface.cpp
+++ b/ext_interface.cpp
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@
     sdbusplus::message::variant<uint32_t> rebootCount;
     reply.read(rebootCount);
 
-    return (rebootCount.get<uint32_t>());
+    return sdbusplus::message::variant_ns::get<uint32_t>(rebootCount);
 }