diff --git a/src/addrdb.h b/src/addrdb.h
--- a/src/addrdb.h
+++ b/src/addrdb.h
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
         nCreateTime = nCreateTimeIn;
     }
 
+    explicit CBanEntry(int64_t n_create_time_in, BanReason ban_reason_in)
+        : CBanEntry(n_create_time_in) {
+        banReason = ban_reason_in;
+    }
+
     ADD_SERIALIZE_METHODS;
 
     template <typename Stream, typename Operation>
diff --git a/src/banman.cpp b/src/banman.cpp
--- a/src/banman.cpp
+++ b/src/banman.cpp
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@
 
 void BanMan::Ban(const CSubNet &subNet, const BanReason &banReason,
                  int64_t bantimeoffset, bool sinceUnixEpoch) {
-    CBanEntry banEntry(GetTime());
-    banEntry.banReason = banReason;
+    CBanEntry banEntry(GetTime(), banReason);
 
     int64_t normalized_bantimeoffset = bantimeoffset;
     bool normalized_sinceUnixEpoch = sinceUnixEpoch;