diff --git a/pbs-api-types/src/datastore.rs b/pbs-api-types/src/datastore.rs
index 70b639ea..170d248f 100644
--- a/pbs-api-types/src/datastore.rs
+++ b/pbs-api-types/src/datastore.rs
@@ -741,8 +741,11 @@ impl BackupType {
         }
     }
 
-    pub const fn iter() -> &'static [BackupType] {
-        &[Self::Vm, Self::Ct, Self::Host]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn iter() -> impl Iterator<Item = BackupType> + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static {
+        [BackupType::Vm, BackupType::Ct, BackupType::Host]
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
     }
 }