diff --git a/src/xenia/base/bit_field.h b/src/xenia/base/bit_field.h
index a089775c9..034f43d9e 100644
--- a/src/xenia/base/bit_field.h
+++ b/src/xenia/base/bit_field.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ struct bf {
   // For enum values, we strip them down to an underlying type.
   typedef
       typename std::conditional<std::is_enum<T>::value, std::underlying_type<T>,
-                                std::identity<T>>::type::type value_type;
+                                std::remove_reference<T>>::type::type
+          value_type;
   inline value_type mask() const {
     return (((value_type)~0) >> (8 * sizeof(value_type) - n_bits)) << position;
   }
@@ -39,4 +40,4 @@ struct bf {
 
 }  // namespace xe
 
-#endif  // XENIA_BASE_BIT_FIELD_H_
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif  // XENIA_BASE_BIT_FIELD_H_