diff --git a/src/file_analysis/FileReassembler.cc b/src/file_analysis/FileReassembler.cc
index d2b4eda23d..8b678e5209 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis/FileReassembler.cc
+++ b/src/file_analysis/FileReassembler.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ FileReassembler::FileReassembler(File *f, uint64 starting_offset)
 	{
 	}
 
+FileReassembler::FileReassembler()
+	: Reassembler(), the_file(0), flushing(false)
+	{
+	}
+
 FileReassembler::~FileReassembler()
 	{
 	}
diff --git a/src/file_analysis/FileReassembler.h b/src/file_analysis/FileReassembler.h
index aa68e865ad..396aa062e1 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis/FileReassembler.h
+++ b/src/file_analysis/FileReassembler.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public:
 		{ return flushing; }
 
 protected:
-	FileReassembler()	{ }
+	FileReassembler();
 
 	DECLARE_SERIAL(FileReassembler);