diff --git a/array5.cpp b/array5.cpp
index d8fd6b7..6207e51 100644
--- a/array5.cpp
+++ b/array5.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ int main()
 
     typedef boost::array<double,6> DArray;
     typedef boost::array<int,6> IArray;
-    IArray ia = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
+    IArray ia = { { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 } } ; // extra braces silence GCC warning
     DArray da;
     da = ia;
     da.assign(42);