diff --git a/include/nonstd/ring.hpp b/include/nonstd/ring.hpp
index 7e87f5b..df034c0 100644
--- a/include/nonstd/ring.hpp
+++ b/include/nonstd/ring.hpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class ring
         || is_std_array<Container>::value
     ))
     explicit ring()
-        : cont{}
+        : cont()
         , rs( std11::begin(cont), std11::end(cont) )
     {}