diff --git a/dune/xt/common/math.hh b/dune/xt/common/math.hh
index 452253cad60787eb3f55366fb1d6f3287a60782f..b8663e8e881417059de8469c64ff56da3dbe4535 100644
--- a/dune/xt/common/math.hh
+++ b/dune/xt/common/math.hh
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ struct AbsoluteValue
 {
   static T result(const T& val)
   {
-    return std::abs(val);
+    using std::abs;
+    return abs(val);
   }
 };
 template <class T>