diff --git a/lib/timer.h b/lib/timer.h
index ae686b7b3e7..991b334f3aa 100644
--- a/lib/timer.h
+++ b/lib/timer.h
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ class CPPCHECKLIB Timer {
 
     void stop();
 
-    static void run(std::string str, ShowTime showtimeMode, TimerResultsIntf* timerResults, const std::function<void()>& f) {
+    template<class TFunc>
+    static void run(std::string str, ShowTime showtimeMode, TimerResultsIntf* timerResults, const TFunc& f) {
         Timer t(std::move(str), showtimeMode, timerResults);
         f();
     }