diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp
index c373da34ba..e10be30f54 100644
--- a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ NetworkTexturePointer TextureCache::getTexture(const QUrl& url, Type type, const
 }
 
 
-NetworkTexture::TextureLoaderFunc getTextureLoaderForType(NetworkTexture::Type type, const QVariantMap& options = {}) {
+NetworkTexture::TextureLoaderFunc getTextureLoaderForType(NetworkTexture::Type type,
+                                                          const QVariantMap& options = QVariantMap()) {
     using Type = NetworkTexture;
 
     switch (type) {
diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.h b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.h
index 66634b6ac0..9c78e7e378 100644
--- a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.h
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public:
     const gpu::TexturePointer& getNormalFittingTexture();
 
     /// Returns a texture version of an image file
-    static gpu::TexturePointer getImageTexture(const QString& path, Type type = Type::DEFAULT_TEXTURE, QVariantMap options = {});
+    static gpu::TexturePointer getImageTexture(const QString& path, Type type = Type::DEFAULT_TEXTURE, QVariantMap options = QVariantMap());
 
     /// Loads a texture from the specified URL.
     NetworkTexturePointer getTexture(const QUrl& url, Type type = Type::DEFAULT_TEXTURE,