diff --git a/Foundation/src/AsyncChannel.cpp b/Foundation/src/AsyncChannel.cpp
index bb61ad08c..398145c13 100644
--- a/Foundation/src/AsyncChannel.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/src/AsyncChannel.cpp
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ namespace Poco {
 class MessageNotification: public Notification
 {
 public:
-	MessageNotification(const Message& msg)
+	MessageNotification(const Message& msg):
+		_msg(msg)
 	{
-		_msg = msg;
 	}
 	
 	~MessageNotification()