diff --git a/include/boost/endian/integers.hpp b/include/boost/endian/integers.hpp
index f606ee9..6f72d35 100644
--- a/include/boost/endian/integers.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/endian/integers.hpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 
 
 namespace boost
+{
+namespace endian
 {
   namespace detail
   {
@@ -153,9 +155,6 @@ namespace boost
 
   } // namespace detail
 
-  namespace endian
-  {
-
 # ifdef BOOST_ENDIAN_LOG
     bool endian_log(true);
 # endif
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ namespace boost
     typedef endian< order::little, uint64_t, 64, alignment::aligned >  aligned_ulittle64_t;
 # endif
 
-  } // namespace endian
+} // namespace endian
 } // namespace boost
 
 #if defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined( __CODEGEARC__)