diff --git a/include/aidge/utils/StaticParameters.hpp b/include/aidge/utils/StaticParameters.hpp
index 7487312f6e5286a1c6165d7c6cf4e48af20ff4ce..a483fcdb73bc5af94fb2222e43039de1dbb59d11 100644
--- a/include/aidge/utils/StaticParameters.hpp
+++ b/include/aidge/utils/StaticParameters.hpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ public:
     template <std::size_t SIZE = std::tuple_size<std::tuple<T...>>::value-1>
     [[noreturn]] constexpr typename std::enable_if<(SIZE <= 0), std::string>::type getType(std::size_t /*i*/) const {
         assert(false && "parameter not found");
+        return std::string();  // useless, but makes MSVC happy
     }
 
     constexpr const std::tuple<T...>& getStaticParameters() const {