diff --git a/websocket-sharp/PayloadData.cs b/websocket-sharp/PayloadData.cs
index 4ecec274..1ab49d57 100644
--- a/websocket-sharp/PayloadData.cs
+++ b/websocket-sharp/PayloadData.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace WebSocketSharp
 
     static PayloadData ()
     {
-      Empty = new PayloadData ();
+      Empty = new PayloadData (WebSocket.EmptyBytes, 0);
       MaxLength = Int64.MaxValue;
     }