diff --git a/Release/include/pplx/pplxtasks.h b/Release/include/pplx/pplxtasks.h
index 6868fc1619..f258fb6ca9 100644
--- a/Release/include/pplx/pplxtasks.h
+++ b/Release/include/pplx/pplxtasks.h
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ class task_options
         : _M_Scheduler(get_ambient_scheduler())
         , _M_CancellationToken(_Token)
         , _M_ContinuationContext(_ContinuationContext)
-        , _M_HasCancellationToken(false)
+        , _M_HasCancellationToken(true)
         , _M_HasScheduler(false)
     {
     }