diff --git a/include/wx/log.h b/include/wx/log.h
index 5ea8d6f649..d7585f6f57 100644
--- a/include/wx/log.h
+++ b/include/wx/log.h
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ private:
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxLogPassThrough : public wxLogChain
 {
 public:
-    wxLogPassThrough() : wxLogChain(this) { }
+    wxLogPassThrough();
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/common/log.cpp b/src/common/log.cpp
index 1ec1077722..c16ad865b4 100644
--- a/src/common/log.cpp
+++ b/src/common/log.cpp
@@ -615,6 +615,24 @@ void wxLogChain::DoLog(wxLogLevel level, const wxChar *szString, time_t t)
     }
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxLogPassThrough
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+    // "'this' : used in base member initializer list" - so what?
+    #pragma warning(disable:4355)
+#endif // VC++
+
+wxLogPassThrough::wxLogPassThrough()
+                : wxLogChain(this)
+{
+}
+
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+    #pragma warning(default:4355)
+#endif // VC++
+
 // ============================================================================
 // Global functions/variables
 // ============================================================================