diff --git a/src/vt/timing/timing_type.h b/src/vt/timing/timing_type.h
index 2ad0ba7ba9..0965f43764 100644
--- a/src/vt/timing/timing_type.h
+++ b/src/vt/timing/timing_type.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ struct TimeTypeWrapper {
   std::chrono::duration<TimeTypeInternal> time_;
 };
 
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<TimeTypeWrapper>, "TimeTypeWrapper must be trivially_copyable");
+
 using TimeType = TimeTypeWrapper;
 
 } /* end namespace vt */