diff --git a/src/wstring.h b/src/wstring.h
index b7a37ac1..8019a29f 100644
--- a/src/wstring.h
+++ b/src/wstring.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace etl
     ///\param length   The number of characters. Default = npos.
     //*************************************************************************
     wstring(const etl::wstring<MAX_SIZE_>& other, size_t position, size_t length = npos)
-      : wstring(reinterpret_cast<value_type*>(&buffer), MAX_SIZE)
+      : iwstring(reinterpret_cast<value_type*>(&buffer), MAX_SIZE)
     {
       ETL_ASSERT(position < other.size(), ETL_ERROR(string_out_of_bounds));
 
@@ -187,4 +187,4 @@ namespace etl
   #define min(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
 #endif
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif