diff --git a/include/wx/html/htmlcell.h b/include/wx/html/htmlcell.h
index 71cb034162..ffa69ceb37 100644
--- a/include/wx/html/htmlcell.h
+++ b/include/wx/html/htmlcell.h
@@ -650,8 +650,10 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_HTML wxHtmlLinkInfo : public wxObject
 public:
     wxHtmlLinkInfo() : wxObject()
           { m_Href = m_Target = wxEmptyString; m_Event = NULL; m_Cell = NULL; }
-    wxHtmlLinkInfo(const wxString& href, const wxString& target = wxEmptyString) : wxObject()
-          { m_Href = href; m_Target = target; m_Event = NULL; m_Cell = NULL; }
+    wxHtmlLinkInfo(const wxString& href, const wxString& target = wxString())
+        : m_Href(href)
+        , m_Target(target)
+        { m_Event = NULL; m_Cell = NULL; }
 
     void SetEvent(const wxMouseEvent *e) { m_Event = e; }
     void SetHtmlCell(const wxHtmlCell *e) { m_Cell = e; }