diff --git a/src/ini.cpp b/src/ini.cpp
index ec1c010c..d946552c 100755
--- a/src/ini.cpp
+++ b/src/ini.cpp
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ int Exiv2::ini_parse(const char* filename, ini_handler handler, void* user)
     return error;
 }
 
-INIReader::INIReader(const std::string& filename) : _error(ini_parse(filename.c_str(), ValueHandler, this))
+INIReader::INIReader(const std::string& filename)
 {
+    _error = ini_parse(filename.c_str(), ValueHandler, this);
 }
 
 int INIReader::ParseError() const