diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/messenger/method/email.php b/phpBB/phpbb/messenger/method/email.php
index 1bad23760c..adf0951fec 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/messenger/method/email.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/messenger/method/email.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class email extends base
 		$this->mail_priority = symfony_email::PRIORITY_NORMAL;
 
 		$this->additional_headers = [];
-		$this->use_queue = true;
+		$this->set_use_queue();
 		unset($this->template, $this->reply_to, $this->from);
 	}