diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc
index cddd154a8..5165aee7e 100644
--- a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc
@@ -1140,6 +1140,10 @@ HwmpProtocol::ResetStats ()
     plugin->second->ResetStats ();
     }
 }
-
+HwmpProtocol::QueuedPacket::QueuedPacket () :
+  pkt (0),
+  protocol (0),
+  inInterface (0)
+{}
 } //namespace dot11s
 } //namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.h b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.h
index a7b264339..991245d68 100644
--- a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.h
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.h
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ private:
     uint32_t inInterface; ///< incoming device interface ID. (if packet has come from upper layers, this is Mesh point ID)
     RouteReplyCallback reply; ///< how to reply
 
-    QueuedPacket () : pkt (0), protocol (0), inInterface (0) {}
+    QueuedPacket ();
   };
 
   ///\name Methods related to Queue/Dequeue procedures