diff --git a/rmw_fastrtps_cpp/src/rmw_response.cpp b/rmw_fastrtps_cpp/src/rmw_response.cpp
index b949e8d61..8e09522b7 100644
--- a/rmw_fastrtps_cpp/src/rmw_response.cpp
+++ b/rmw_fastrtps_cpp/src/rmw_response.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ rmw_take_response(
 
   if (info->listener_->getResponse(response)) {
     eprosima::fastcdr::Cdr deser(
-      response.buffer_.get(),
+      *response.buffer_,
       eprosima::fastcdr::Cdr::DEFAULT_ENDIAN,
       eprosima::fastcdr::Cdr::DDS_CDR);
     _deserialize_ros_message(