diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp
index 27d48d57..33c53c27 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp
@@ -862,9 +862,11 @@ public:
     std::size_t n=0,const Hash& h_=Hash(),const Pred& pred_=Pred(),
     const Allocator& al_=Allocator()):
     hash_base{empty_init,h_},pred_base{empty_init,pred_},
-    allocator_base{empty_init,al_},size_{0},arrays{new_arrays(n)},
-    ml{max_load()}
-  {}
+    allocator_base{empty_init,al_},size_{0},arrays{new_arrays(n)}
+  {
+    /* GCC 4.8/4.9 emits funky errors if cted at initializer list */
+    ml=max_load();
+  }
 
   table(const table& x):
     table(x,alloc_traits::select_on_container_copy_construction(x.al())){}
@@ -889,9 +891,11 @@ public:
     hash_base{empty_init,x.h()},pred_base{empty_init,x.pred()},
     allocator_base{empty_init,al_},size_{0},
     arrays{
-      new_arrays(std::size_t(std::ceil(static_cast<float>(x.size())/mlf)))},
-    ml{max_load()}
+      new_arrays(std::size_t(std::ceil(static_cast<float>(x.size())/mlf)))}
   {
+    /* GCC 4.8/4.9 emits funky errors if cted at initializer list */
+    ml=max_load();
+
     BOOST_TRY{
       x.for_all_elements([this](value_type* p){
         unchecked_insert(*p);