1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/utils.cc b/utils.cc
index 4cc68667..393b2c7c 100644
--- a/utils.cc
+++ b/utils.cc
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ string::~string() {
 
 #endif // VERIFY_ON
 
+ledger::string empty_string("");
+
 /**********************************************************************
  *
  * Logging