diff --git a/src/boundary/BoundaryHandlingCollection.h b/src/boundary/BoundaryHandlingCollection.h
index 66292b4b8e8b7bad9f6a2014fd1a0ea7bfb3b414..61320c1788d2a7725e08cae6faa4fc24481557d1 100644
--- a/src/boundary/BoundaryHandlingCollection.h
+++ b/src/boundary/BoundaryHandlingCollection.h
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ BoundaryHandlingCollection< FlagField_T, Handlers... >::BoundaryHandlingCollecti
    outerBB_( -cell_idx_c( flagField_->nrOfGhostLayers() ), -cell_idx_c( flagField_->nrOfGhostLayers() ), -cell_idx_c( flagField_->nrOfGhostLayers() ),
              cell_idx_c( flagField_->xSize() + flagField_->nrOfGhostLayers() ) - 1, cell_idx_c( flagField_->ySize() + flagField_->nrOfGhostLayers() ) - 1,
              cell_idx_c( flagField_->zSize() + flagField_->nrOfGhostLayers() ) - 1 ),
-   boundaryHandlers_( std::make_tuple(boundaryHandlers...) )
+   boundaryHandlers_( std::tuple< Handlers... >( boundaryHandlers... ) )
 {
    if( flagField_->nrOfGhostLayers() < 1 )
       WALBERLA_ABORT( "The flag field passed to the boundary handling collection\"" << identifier << "\" must contain at least one ghost layer!" );