diff --git a/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp b/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp
index 2ed67ec6..6cc43642 100644
--- a/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp
@@ -816,8 +816,7 @@ void dynamic_bitset<Block, Allocator>::
 push_back(bool bit)
 {
   const size_type sz = size();
-  resize(sz + 1);
-  set(sz, bit);
+  resize(sz + 1, bit);
 }
 
 template <typename Block, typename Allocator>