diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 34c0862f..5bd24c0f 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ using filename_t = std::string;
 struct source_loc
 {
     SPDLOG_CONSTEXPR source_loc()
-        : filename("")
-        , line(0)
+        : filename{""}
+        , line{0}
     {
     }
     SPDLOG_CONSTEXPR source_loc(const char *filename, int line)