diff --git a/example/example.cpp b/example/example.cpp
index ca5356c9..c1251b1b 100644
--- a/example/example.cpp
+++ b/example/example.cpp
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ void multi_sink_example()
 struct my_type
 {
     int i = 0;
+    explicit my_type(int i): i(i){};
 };
 
 namespace fmt_lib = spdlog::fmt_lib;