diff --git a/src/routing/aodv/aodv-routing-protocol.cc b/src/routing/aodv/aodv-routing-protocol.cc
index aeb07b0b5..58905a007 100644
--- a/src/routing/aodv/aodv-routing-protocol.cc
+++ b/src/routing/aodv/aodv-routing-protocol.cc
@@ -637,7 +637,10 @@ RoutingProtocol::SendRequest (Ipv4Address dst)
   else
     {
       rreqHeader.SetUnknownSeqno (true);
-      RoutingTableEntry newEntry;
+      Ptr<NetDevice> dev = 0;
+      RoutingTableEntry newEntry (/*device=*/dev, /*dst=*/dst, /*validSeqNo=*/false, /*seqno=*/0,
+                                  /*iface=*/Ipv4InterfaceAddress(),/*hop=*/0,
+                                  /*nextHop=*/Ipv4Address(), /*lifeTime=*/Seconds(0));
       newEntry.SetFlag (IN_SEARCH);
       m_routingTable.AddRoute (newEntry);
     }
@@ -775,6 +778,7 @@ RoutingProtocol::UpdateRouteToNeighbor (Ipv4Address sender, Ipv4Address receiver
                                   /*hops=*/1, /*next hop=*/sender, /*lifetime=*/std::max (ActiveRouteTimeout, toNeighbor.GetLifeTime ()));
       m_routingTable.Update (newEntry);
     }
+
 }
 
 void
@@ -1471,6 +1475,7 @@ RoutingProtocol::SendRerrMessage (Ptr<Packet> packet, std::vector<Ipv4Address> p
       socket->Send (packet);
     }
 
+
 }
 
 Ptr<Socket>