diff --git a/srtcore/group.cpp b/srtcore/group.cpp
index a7e74922e..973a87bc8 100644
--- a/srtcore/group.cpp
+++ b/srtcore/group.cpp
@@ -5466,8 +5466,8 @@ CUDTGroup::gli_t CUDTGroup::linkSelect_window(const CUDTGroup::BalancingLinkStat
             flight += 2; // prevent having 0 used for equations
 
             total_flight += flight;
-
-            linkdata.push_back( (LinkCapableData){li, flight} );
+            LinkCapableData lcd = {li, flight};
+            linkdata.push_back(lcd);
         }
 
         if (linkdata.empty())