diff --git a/include/boost/function/function_template.hpp b/include/boost/function/function_template.hpp
index 07ffae1..51b6721 100644
--- a/include/boost/function/function_template.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/function/function_template.hpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ namespace boost {
       {
         static R invoke(any_pointer BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS)
         {
-          FunctionObj f;
+          FunctionObj f = FunctionObj();
           return f(BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS);
         }
       };
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace boost {
                                BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS)
 
         {
-          FunctionObj f;
+          FunctionObj f = FunctionObj();
           f(BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS);
           return unusable();
         }