diff --git a/include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/iterator.h b/include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/iterator.h
index 9338d53..ac762ad 100644
--- a/include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/iterator.h
+++ b/include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/iterator.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class iterator_base
     return value_type();
   }
 
-  value_type* operator->() const {
+  proxy operator->() const {
     return proxy(**this);
   }
 
diff --git a/include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/node_iterator.h b/include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/node_iterator.h
index 4622fd0..fffe3d7 100644
--- a/include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/node_iterator.h
+++ b/include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/node_iterator.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class node_iterator_base
     return value_type();
   }
 
-  value_type* operator->() const {
+  proxy operator->() const {
     return proxy(**this);
   }