diff --git a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
index a69b69652..6d71b2110 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    meta_any any{};
+    meta_any any;
 };
 
 /*! @brief Opaque wrapper for user defined data of any type. */