diff --git a/Runtime/Core/ProBuilderMeshFunction.cs b/Runtime/Core/ProBuilderMeshFunction.cs
index a4cf65ad5..5175a5656 100644
--- a/Runtime/Core/ProBuilderMeshFunction.cs
+++ b/Runtime/Core/ProBuilderMeshFunction.cs
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ public void MakeUnique()
         {
             mesh = mesh != null
                 ? Instantiate(mesh)
-                : new Mesh() { name = $"pb_Mesh{this.GetObjectId()}" };
+                : new Mesh();
+            mesh.name = $"pb_Mesh{this.GetObjectId()}";
 
             if (meshSyncState == MeshSyncState.InSync)
             {