diff --git a/lib/base/atomic.hpp b/lib/base/atomic.hpp
index 855850336..ce9d86cbb 100644
--- a/lib/base/atomic.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/atomic.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ namespace icinga
 template<class T>
 class Atomic : public std::atomic<T> {
 public:
+	using std::atomic<T>::operator=;
+
 	/**
 	 * The only safe constructor of std::atomic#atomic
 	 *