diff --git a/tsconsensus/authorization.go b/tsconsensus/authorization.go
index 4fc8bb182..e19ce0744 100644
--- a/tsconsensus/authorization.go
+++ b/tsconsensus/authorization.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (a *authorization) SelfAllowed() bool {
 
 func (a *authorization) AllowedPeers() views.Slice[*ipnstate.PeerStatus] {
 	if a.peers == nil {
-		return views.SliceOf([]*ipnstate.PeerStatus{})
+		return views.Slice[*ipnstate.PeerStatus]{}
 	}
 	a.mu.Lock()
 	defer a.mu.Unlock()