diff --git a/cores/esp8266/cbuf.cpp b/cores/esp8266/cbuf.cpp
index cf539e6b0..b50c47742 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/cbuf.cpp
+++ b/cores/esp8266/cbuf.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "c_types.h"
 
 cbuf::cbuf(size_t size) :
-        _size(size), _buf(new char[size]), _bufend(_buf + size), _begin(_buf), _end(_begin) {
+    next(NULL), _size(size), _buf(new char[size]), _bufend(_buf + size), _begin(_buf), _end(_begin) {
 }
 
 cbuf::~cbuf() {
diff --git a/cores/esp8266/cbuf.h b/cores/esp8266/cbuf.h
index bc6372819..08e1b2266 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/cbuf.h
+++ b/cores/esp8266/cbuf.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class cbuf {
         void flush();
         size_t remove(size_t size);
 
+        cbuf *next;
+
     private:
         inline char* wrap_if_bufend(char* ptr) const {
             return (ptr == _bufend) ? _buf : ptr;
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ class cbuf {
         const char* _bufend;
         char* _begin;
         char* _end;
+
 };
 
 #endif//__cbuf_h