diff --git a/include/guisan/widgets/passwordfield.hpp b/include/guisan/widgets/passwordfield.hpp
index efe7b48..0ebfb7a 100644
--- a/include/guisan/widgets/passwordfield.hpp
+++ b/include/guisan/widgets/passwordfield.hpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace gcn
         void setMaskingChar(const char mask);
         
     private:
-        char masking('*');
+        char masking = '*';
     };
 }