diff --git a/include/libtorrent/peer_connection.hpp b/include/libtorrent/peer_connection.hpp
index 84708515f..c2cf67e8f 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/peer_connection.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/peer_connection.hpp
@@ -1210,6 +1210,8 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			{}
 
 			bool used;
+#else
+			handler_storage() {}
 #endif
 			boost::aligned_storage<Size> bytes;
 		};