diff --git a/src/groups/mqb/mqbblp/mqbblp_pushstream.cpp b/src/groups/mqb/mqbblp/mqbblp_pushstream.cpp
index bf63aabc8..37265b7ba 100644
--- a/src/groups/mqb/mqbblp/mqbblp_pushstream.cpp
+++ b/src/groups/mqb/mqbblp/mqbblp_pushstream.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,16 @@ PushStream::PushStream(
     bslma::Allocator*                            allocator)
 : d_stream(allocator)
 , d_apps(allocator)
-, d_pushElementsPool_sp(pushElementsPool.value_or(bsl::nullptr_t()),
-                        noOpDeleter,
-                        allocator)
+, d_pushElementsPool_sp()
 {
     allocator = bslma::Default::allocator(allocator);
 
+    if (pushElementsPool.has_value()) {
+        d_pushElementsPool_sp.reset(pushElementsPool.value(),
+                                    noOpDeleter,
+                                    allocator);
+    }
+
     if (!d_pushElementsPool_sp) {
         d_pushElementsPool_sp.load(
             new (*allocator) bdlma::ConcurrentPool(sizeof(Element), allocator),