diff --git a/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp b/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp
index 7bc7aadfc..9919f4a5f 100644
--- a/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class dispatcher {
 
         template<typename... Args>
         void trigger(Args &&... args) {
-            signal.publish({ std::forward<Args>(args)... });
+            signal.publish(Event{std::forward<Args>(args)...});
         }
 
         template<typename... Args>
diff --git a/src/entt/signal/emitter.hpp b/src/entt/signal/emitter.hpp
index 3fcb5c9a2..8a944abc4 100644
--- a/src/entt/signal/emitter.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/signal/emitter.hpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename Event, typename... Args>
     void publish(Args &&... args) {
-        assure<Event>().publish({ std::forward<Args>(args)... }, *static_cast<Derived *>(this));
+        assure<Event>().publish(Event{std::forward<Args>(args)...}, *static_cast<Derived *>(this));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/lib/dispatcher/types.h b/test/lib/dispatcher/types.h
index 1e2b92bb4..9040b0f43 100644
--- a/test/lib/dispatcher/types.h
+++ b/test/lib/dispatcher/types.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ struct ENTT_API message {
     int payload;
 };
 
-struct ENTT_API event: message {};
+struct ENTT_API event {
+    int payload;
+};
 
 #endif // ENTT_LIB_DISPATCHER_TYPES_H
diff --git a/test/lib/emitter/types.h b/test/lib/emitter/types.h
index 988b116e2..5404f2295 100644
--- a/test/lib/emitter/types.h
+++ b/test/lib/emitter/types.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ struct ENTT_API message {
     int payload;
 };
 
-struct ENTT_API event: message {};
+struct ENTT_API event {
+    int payload;
+};
 
 #endif // ENTT_LIB_EMITTER_TYPES_H