diff --git a/Common++/src/IpAddress.cpp b/Common++/src/IpAddress.cpp
index 4c607ef7d..e337a6f52 100644
--- a/Common++/src/IpAddress.cpp
+++ b/Common++/src/IpAddress.cpp
@@ -524,9 +524,9 @@ namespace pcpp
 	uint64_t IPv6Network::getTotalAddressCount() const
 	{
 		int numOfBitset = 0;
-		for (const unsigned char byteIndex : m_Mask)
+		for (const auto &byte : m_Mask)
 		{
-			const std::bitset<8> bitset(static_cast<uint8_t>(~byteIndex));
+			const std::bitset<8> bitset(static_cast<uint8_t>(~byte));
 			numOfBitset += static_cast<int>(bitset.count());
 		}