diff --git a/libpldmresponder/bios_enum_attribute.cpp b/libpldmresponder/bios_enum_attribute.cpp
index 2434c79..0ea636a 100644
--- a/libpldmresponder/bios_enum_attribute.cpp
+++ b/libpldmresponder/bios_enum_attribute.cpp
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@
 {
     attrValueEntry.resize(sizeof(pldm_bios_attr_val_table_entry) + 1);
 
-    auto entry = reinterpret_cast<pldm_bios_attr_val_table_entry*>(
-        attrValueEntry.data());
+    auto entry = new (attrValueEntry.data()) pldm_bios_attr_val_table_entry;
 
     std::string value = std::get<std::string>(attributevalue);
     entry->attr_type = 0;