diff --git a/include/boost/system/detail/error_condition.hpp b/include/boost/system/detail/error_condition.hpp
index 62e310f..5232189 100644
--- a/include/boost/system/detail/error_condition.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/system/detail/error_condition.hpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     BOOST_SYSTEM_CONSTEXPR explicit error_condition( boost::system::detail::generic_value_tag vt ) BOOST_NOEXCEPT:
-        val_( vt.value ), cat_( 0 )
+        val_( vt.value ), failed_( vt.value != 0 ), cat_( 0 )
     {
     }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public:
 
     template<class ErrorConditionEnum> BOOST_SYSTEM_CONSTEXPR error_condition( ErrorConditionEnum e,
       typename detail::enable_if<boost::system::detail::is_same<ErrorConditionEnum, errc::errc_t>::value>::type* = 0) BOOST_NOEXCEPT:
-        val_( e ), cat_( 0 )
+        val_( e ), failed_( e != 0 ), cat_( 0 )
     {
     }