diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h b/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
index 78ca392d..4c345cc6 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE logger::logger(const logger &other)
 {
     if (other.tracer_)
     {
-        tracer_ = std::make_shared<details::backtracer>(other.tracer_->n_messages());
+        enable_backtrace(other.tracer_->n_messages());
     }
 }