diff --git a/src/data/dynamic.hpp b/src/data/dynamic.hpp
index 190fc25a..e1a019dd 100644
--- a/src/data/dynamic.hpp
+++ b/src/data/dynamic.hpp
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ namespace dynamic {
     using Map_sptr = std::shared_ptr<Map>;
     using List_sptr = std::shared_ptr<List>;
 
+    struct none {};
+
+    inline constexpr none NONE = {};
+
     using Value = std::variant<
-        std::monostate,
+        none,
         Map_sptr,
         List_sptr,
         std::string,
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.cpp
index 091781b4..df24d65c 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/LuaState.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ dynamic::Value lua::LuaState::tovalue(int idx) {
     switch (type) {
         case LUA_TNIL:
         case LUA_TNONE:
-            return std::monostate();
+            return dynamic::NONE;
         case LUA_TBOOLEAN:
             return lua_toboolean(L, idx) == 1;
         case LUA_TNUMBER: {