diff --git a/src/stringContentHandler.cpp b/src/stringContentHandler.cpp
index 86753a89..52bbd230 100644
--- a/src/stringContentHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/stringContentHandler.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ namespace vmime
 {
 
 
+stringContentHandler::stringContentHandler()
+{
+}
+
+
 stringContentHandler::stringContentHandler(const string& buffer, const vmime::encoding& enc)
 	: m_encoding(enc), m_string(buffer)
 {