diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 73075fc7..3f3ded06 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Version 242:
 
 * test::stream has deprecated lowest_layer for ssl
-* MSVC use ::fopen_s
+* MSVC uses ::fopen_s
+* Fix http::message constructor constraint
 
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diff --git a/include/boost/beast/http/message.hpp b/include/boost/beast/http/message.hpp
index 6ed9d8a1..cf205924 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/http/message.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/http/message.hpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public:
             ! std::is_convertible<typename
                 std::decay<Arg1>::type, verb>::value &&
             ! std::is_convertible<typename
-                std::decay<Arg1>::type, header>::value
+                std::decay<Arg1>::type, status>::value
         >::type>
     explicit
     header(Arg1&& arg1, ArgN&&... argn);