diff --git a/include/wx/textctrl.h b/include/wx/textctrl.h
index 60107fca4f..eb69adfdc4 100644
--- a/include/wx/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/textctrl.h
@@ -435,14 +435,26 @@ typedef void (wxEvtHandler::*wxTextUrlEventFunction)(wxTextUrlEvent&);
 
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxStreamToTextRedirector
 {
-public:
-    wxStreamToTextRedirector(wxTextCtrl *text, wxSTD ostream *ostr = NULL)
-        : m_ostr(ostr ? *ostr : wxSTD cout)
+private:
+    void Init()
     {
         m_sbufOld = m_ostr.rdbuf();
         m_ostr.rdbuf(text);
     }
 
+public:
+    wxStreamToTextRedirector(wxTextCtrl *text)
+        : m_ostr(wxSTD cout)
+    {
+        Init();
+    }
+
+    wxStreamToTextRedirector(wxTextCtrl *text, wxSTD ostream *ostr)
+        : m_ostr(*ostr)
+    {
+        Init();
+    }
+
     ~wxStreamToTextRedirector()
     {
         m_ostr.rdbuf(m_sbufOld);