diff --git a/include/rstl/optional_object.hpp b/include/rstl/optional_object.hpp
index 7ed5330e..6b9271ba 100644
--- a/include/rstl/optional_object.hpp
+++ b/include/rstl/optional_object.hpp
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@
 #include "rstl/construct.hpp"
 
 namespace rstl {
+struct optional_object_null {};
+
 template < typename T >
 class optional_object {
 public:
   optional_object() : m_valid(false) {}
+  optional_object(optional_object_null) : m_valid(false) {}
   optional_object(const T& item) : m_valid(true) { rstl::construct< T >(m_data, item); }
   optional_object(const optional_object& other) : m_valid(other.m_valid) {
     if (other.m_valid) {
diff --git a/src/MetroidPrime/ScriptObjects/CScriptPlatform.cpp b/src/MetroidPrime/ScriptObjects/CScriptPlatform.cpp
index df622dd1..652ff5a3 100644
--- a/src/MetroidPrime/ScriptObjects/CScriptPlatform.cpp
+++ b/src/MetroidPrime/ScriptObjects/CScriptPlatform.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ rstl::optional_object< CAABox > CScriptPlatform::GetTouchBounds() const {
       return GetBoundingBox();
     }
   } else {
-    return rstl::optional_object< CAABox >();
+    return rstl::optional_object_null();
   }
 }