diff --git a/Lib/php/php.swg b/Lib/php/php.swg
index 8b5fb7be3..05d25a1df 100644
--- a/Lib/php/php.swg
+++ b/Lib/php/php.swg
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
   force=0;
   if (arg1==NULL) {
 #ifdef __cplusplus
-    ptr=new $*1_ltype;
+    ptr=new $*1_ltype();
 #else
     ptr=($*1_ltype) calloc(1,sizeof($*1_ltype));
 #endif
diff --git a/Lib/php/typemaps.i b/Lib/php/typemaps.i
index ca49ec327..0372884a6 100644
--- a/Lib/php/typemaps.i
+++ b/Lib/php/typemaps.i
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ INT_TYPEMAP(unsigned long long);
   force=0;
   if (arg1==NULL) {
 #ifdef __cplusplus
-    ptr=new $*1_ltype;
+    ptr=new $*1_ltype();
 #else
     ptr=($*1_ltype) calloc(1,sizeof($*1_ltype));
 #endif