diff --git a/doc/empty_value.qbk b/doc/empty_value.qbk
index d714fa7..a8fe72d 100644
--- a/doc/empty_value.qbk
+++ b/doc/empty_value.qbk
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ public:
     T& get() noexcept;
 };
 
+inline constexpr empty_init_t empty_init{ };
+
 } /* boost */
 ```
 
diff --git a/include/boost/core/empty_value.hpp b/include/boost/core/empty_value.hpp
index d708379..973e9c0 100644
--- a/include/boost/core/empty_value.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/core/empty_value.hpp
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ struct use_empty_value_base {
 
 struct empty_init_t { };
 
-BOOST_INLINE_VARIABLE BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST
-empty_init_t empty_init = empty_init_t();
-
 namespace empty_ {
 
 template<class T, unsigned N = 0,
@@ -142,6 +139,9 @@ public:
 
 using empty_::empty_value;
 
+BOOST_INLINE_VARIABLE
+BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST empty_init_t empty_init = empty_init_t();
+
 } /* boost */
 
 #endif