diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/compositeeditor/CompositeEditorModel.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/compositeeditor/CompositeEditorModel.java
index 6e23dd0d9f..f6917402c4 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/compositeeditor/CompositeEditorModel.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/compositeeditor/CompositeEditorModel.java
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ abstract public class CompositeEditorModel<T extends Composite> extends Composit
 				newLength = 0;
 			}
 
-			DataType dataType = newDt.clone(originalDTM);
+			newDt = newDt.clone(viewDTM);
 			newLength = newDt.getLength();
 
 			checkIsAllowableDataType(newDt);