diff --git a/include/openmc/volume_calc.h b/include/openmc/volume_calc.h
index 2efd955f04..ff75b2b8bc 100644
--- a/include/openmc/volume_calc.h
+++ b/include/openmc/volume_calc.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public:
   // Constructors
   VolumeCalculation(pugi::xml_node node);
 
+  VolumeCalculation() {}
+
   // Methods
 
   //! \brief Stochastically determine the volume of a set of domains along with