diff --git a/akka-actors/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala b/akka-actors/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
index e4810297b9..cd887a4f78 100644
--- a/akka-actors/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
+++ b/akka-actors/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ object Actor extends Logging {
    *
    */
   def actor[A](body: => Unit) = {
-    def handler[A](body: Unit) = new {
+    def handler[A](body: => Unit) = new {
       def receive(handler: PartialFunction[Any, Unit]) = new Actor() {
         start
         body