2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/Ice/PropertiesI.cpp b/cpp/src/Ice/PropertiesI.cpp
index 14c7209ac8a..b5f44ef5dac 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Ice/PropertiesI.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Ice/PropertiesI.cpp
@@ -468,10 +468,12 @@ PropertiesPtr
 Ice::PropertiesI::clone()
 {
     IceUtil::Mutex::Lock sync(*this);
+    return new PropertiesI(this);
+}
 
-    PropertiesI* p = new PropertiesI();
-    p->_properties = _properties;
-    return p;
+Ice::PropertiesI::PropertiesI(const PropertiesI* p) :
+    _properties(p->_properties)
+{
 }
 
 Ice::PropertiesI::PropertiesI()
diff --git a/cpp/src/Ice/PropertiesI.h b/cpp/src/Ice/PropertiesI.h
index 8408f3b24a4..df384de3412 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Ice/PropertiesI.h
+++ b/cpp/src/Ice/PropertiesI.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
+    PropertiesI(const PropertiesI*);
     PropertiesI();
     PropertiesI(StringSeq&);