diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index 2f7a90005..77ecf4576 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Bugs fixed
  - bug 1441 - IPv4 header length handling
  - bug 1464 - ConfigStore Save + Load => Could not set default value 
                   for ns3::UdpSocketImpl::IcmpCallback
+ - bug 1470 - define default parameter for constructor in .h file
  - bug 1475 - "test.py --list" should sort the output
  - bug 1476 - TestCase::GetName () should not be private
  - bug 1477 - Click doesn't work with raw sockets
diff --git a/src/aodv/model/aodv-packet.cc b/src/aodv/model/aodv-packet.cc
index 263ba059b..885976c70 100644
--- a/src/aodv/model/aodv-packet.cc
+++ b/src/aodv/model/aodv-packet.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace aodv
 
 NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (TypeHeader);
 
-TypeHeader::TypeHeader (MessageType t = AODVTYPE_RREQ) :
+TypeHeader::TypeHeader (MessageType t) :
   m_type (t), m_valid (true)
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/aodv/model/aodv-packet.h b/src/aodv/model/aodv-packet.h
index 9ffacfdf3..173c9cd21 100644
--- a/src/aodv/model/aodv-packet.h
+++ b/src/aodv/model/aodv-packet.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TypeHeader : public Header
 {
 public:
   /// c-tor
-  TypeHeader (MessageType t);
+  TypeHeader (MessageType t = AODVTYPE_RREQ);
 
   ///\name Header serialization/deserialization
   //\{