diff --git a/sock_channel.cpp b/sock_channel.cpp
index b6332cf..5480fbd 100644
--- a/sock_channel.cpp
+++ b/sock_channel.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     int rc = 0;
     int readSize = 0;
     ssize_t readDataLen = 0;
-    buffer outBuffer(0);
+    buffer outBuffer;
 
     if (ioctl(sockfd, FIONREAD, &readSize) < 0)
     {