diff --git a/rust/hw/timer/hpet/src/hpet.rs b/rust/hw/timer/hpet/src/hpet.rs
index 3ae3ec25f1..0bb31283ad 100644
--- a/rust/hw/timer/hpet/src/hpet.rs
+++ b/rust/hw/timer/hpet/src/hpet.rs
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ impl HPETState {
         self.rtc_irq_level.set(0);
     }
 
-    fn decode(&self, mut addr: hwaddr, size: u32) -> HPETAddrDecode {
+    fn decode(&self, mut addr: hwaddr, size: u32) -> HPETAddrDecode<'_> {
         let shift = ((addr & 4) * 8) as u32;
         let len = std::cmp::min(size * 8, 64 - shift);