diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp
index 29af58bf..0d48c911 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/foa.hpp
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ namespace unordered{
 namespace detail{
 namespace foa{
 
+static const std::size_t default_bucket_count = 0;
+
 /* foa::table is an open-addressing hash table serving as the foundational core
  * of boost::unordered_flat_[map|set]. Its main internal design aspects are:
  *