diff --git a/src/analyzer/Manager.cc b/src/analyzer/Manager.cc
index 181e6496d2..156496e234 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/analyzer/Manager.cc
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void Manager::ScheduleAnalyzer(const IPAddr& orig, const IPAddr& resp, uint16_t
 }
 
 void Manager::ScheduleAnalyzer(const IPAddr& orig, const IPAddr& resp, PortVal* resp_p, Val* analyzer, double timeout) {
-    EnumValPtr ev{NewRef{}, analyzer->AsEnumVal()};
+    auto ev = to_ptr<EnumVal>(analyzer);
     return ScheduleAnalyzer(orig, resp, resp_p->Port(), resp_p->PortType(), zeek::Tag(std::move(ev)), timeout);
 }