diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
index b5e1346f..fd8e4be9 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ private:
             throw spdlog_ex("logger with name " + logger_name + " already exists");
         _loggers[logger->name()] = logger;
     }
-    registry_t<Mutex>() = default;
+    registry_t<Mutex>(){}
     registry_t<Mutex>(const registry_t<Mutex>&) = delete;
     registry_t<Mutex>& operator=(const registry_t<Mutex>&) = delete;
     Mutex _mutex;