diff --git a/include/ndn-cpp/face.hpp b/include/ndn-cpp/face.hpp
index de317c6..fe49904 100644
--- a/include/ndn-cpp/face.hpp
+++ b/include/ndn-cpp/face.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
    * @param port The port of the NDN hub. If omitted. use 6363.
    */
   Face(const char *host, unsigned short port = 6363)
-  : node_(ptr_lib::make_shared<TcpTransport>(), 
+  : node_(ptr_lib::shared_ptr<TcpTransport>(new TcpTransport()), 
           ptr_lib::make_shared<TcpTransport::ConnectionInfo>(host, port))
   {
   }