diff --git a/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h b/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h
index d7f87c98..2c2030bf 100644
--- a/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h
+++ b/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ protected:
     virtual ReturnValue_t initializeLocalDataPool(localpool::DataPool& localDataPoolMap,
             LocalDataPoolManager& poolManager) override = 0;
     virtual LocalPoolDataSetBase* getDataSetHandle(sid_t sid, store_address_t storeId,
-            bool* clearMessage = nullptr) override = 0;
+            bool* clearMessage) override = 0;
 };