diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/focus_entry.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/focus_entry.cc
index a005fcf205..1e2823aeba 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/focus_entry.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/focus_entry.cc
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 using namespace Gtkmm2ext;
 
 FocusEntry::FocusEntry ()
+	: next_release_selects (false)
 {
-	next_release_selects = false;
 }
 
 bool