diff --git a/libraries/AP_Airspeed/examples/Airspeed/Airspeed.cpp b/libraries/AP_Airspeed/examples/Airspeed/Airspeed.cpp
index 49c991506516c816010737233e76866ff937c1c8..19b34c106ee6d359fafe0411e0fe5043b8b50276 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Airspeed/examples/Airspeed/Airspeed.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Airspeed/examples/Airspeed/Airspeed.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const AP_HAL::HAL& hal = AP_HAL::get_HAL();
 
 float temperature;
 
-AP_Airspeed airspeed();
+AP_Airspeed airspeed;
 
 void setup()
 {