diff --git a/include/ebcl/Strings.hh b/include/ebcl/Strings.hh
index d44d44b..a8e47da 100644
--- a/include/ebcl/Strings.hh
+++ b/include/ebcl/Strings.hh
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class T_String
 	//	- create a dynamic string otherwise.
 	// Because of this, it is relatively slow and should be avoided in
 	// general.
-	explicit T_String( char const* initial );
+	T_String( char const* initial );
 
 	T_String( T_StringBuilder&& sb );
 	T_String( T_StringBuilder const& sb );