diff --git a/dependencies/sol2/sol/sol.hpp b/dependencies/sol2/sol/sol.hpp
index 6a257bf694..2e9f79eb55 100644
--- a/dependencies/sol2/sol/sol.hpp
+++ b/dependencies/sol2/sol/sol.hpp
@@ -6752,7 +6752,8 @@ namespace sol {
 			static_assert(std::is_constructible<T, Args&&...>::value, "T must be constructible with Args");
 
 			*this = nullopt;
-			this->construct(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+			new (static_cast<void*>(this)) optional(std::in_place, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+			return **this;
 		}
 
 		/// Swaps this optional with the other.