diff --git a/tests/test_submdspan.cpp b/tests/test_submdspan.cpp
index e39eb66e..16903f27 100644
--- a/tests/test_submdspan.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_submdspan.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ struct TestSubMDSpan<
   static void run() {
     typename mds_org_t::mapping_type map(typename mds_org_t::extents_type(ConstrArgs...));
     int data[25000];
-    mds_org_t src(data, map);
+    // MSVC seems to have an issue with taking just data here
+    mds_org_t src(&data[0], map);
     size_t* result = allocate_array<size_t>(1);
 
     dispatch([=] _MDSPAN_HOST_DEVICE () {