diff --git a/sprout/container/container_traits.hpp b/sprout/container/container_traits.hpp
index 23546d3b..3ecbb3c1 100644
--- a/sprout/container/container_traits.hpp
+++ b/sprout/container/container_traits.hpp
@@ -525,18 +525,18 @@ namespace sprout {
 #ifdef SPROUT_WORKAROUND_NEEDS_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT
 	public:
 		SPROUT_CONSTEXPR container_traits_facade()
-			: SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::inherit_if_value_type<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
-			, SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::inherit_if_iterator<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
-			, SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::inherit_if_const_iterator<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
-			, SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::inherit_if_reference<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
-			, SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::inherit_if_const_reference<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
-			, SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::inherit_if_size_type<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
-			, SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::inherit_if_difference_type<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
-			, SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::inherit_if_pointer<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
-			, SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::inherit_if_const_pointer<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
-			, SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::inherit_if_static_size<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
-			, SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::container_nosy_fixed_size<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
-		{}
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::inherit_if_value_type<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(sprout::detail::inherit_if_iterator<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(sprout::detail::inherit_if_const_iterator<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(sprout::detail::inherit_if_reference<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(sprout::detail::inherit_if_const_reference<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(sprout::detail::inherit_if_size_type<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(sprout::detail::inherit_if_difference_type<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(sprout::detail::inherit_if_pointer<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(sprout::detail::inherit_if_const_pointer<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(sprout::detail::inherit_if_static_size<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(sprout::detail::container_nosy_fixed_size<sprout::container_traits<Container> >)
+		SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_BODY
 #endif
 	};
 
diff --git a/sprout/functional/type_traits/weak_result_type.hpp b/sprout/functional/type_traits/weak_result_type.hpp
index f44f4b89..5bc16e84 100644
--- a/sprout/functional/type_traits/weak_result_type.hpp
+++ b/sprout/functional/type_traits/weak_result_type.hpp
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ namespace sprout {
 #ifdef SPROUT_WORKAROUND_NEEDS_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT
 	public:
 		SPROUT_CONSTEXPR weak_result_type()
-			: SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::weak_result_type_impl<typename std::remove_cv<F>::type>)
-		{}
+			SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(sprout::detail::weak_result_type_impl<typename std::remove_cv<F>::type>)
+		SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_BODY
 #endif
 	};
 }	// namespace sprout
diff --git a/sprout/workaround/base_class_construct.hpp b/sprout/workaround/base_class_construct.hpp
index ebc6a3bc..5897ce46 100644
--- a/sprout/workaround/base_class_construct.hpp
+++ b/sprout/workaround/base_class_construct.hpp
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@
 
 //
 // SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT
+// SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL
+// SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_BODY
 //
-#ifndef SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT
-#	ifdef SPROUT_WORKAROUND_NEEDS_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT
-#		define SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(base) base()
-#	else
-#		define SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(base)
-#	endif
+#ifdef SPROUT_WORKAROUND_NEEDS_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT
+#	define SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(base) : base()
+#	define SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(base) , base()
+#	define SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_BODY {}
+#else
+#	define SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT(base)
+#	define SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_TRAIL(base)
+#	define SPROUT_EXPLICIT_EMPTY_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_BODY SPROUT_DEFAULTED_DEFAULT_CONSTRUCTOR_DECL
 #endif
 
 #endif	// #ifndef SPROUT_WORKAROUND_BASE_CLASS_CONSTRUCT_HPP