diff --git a/include/boost/exception/info.hpp b/include/boost/exception/info.hpp
index dbc44c3..c918dbd 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/info.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/info.hpp
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ boost
                     tmp << header;
                     for( error_info_map::const_iterator i=info_.begin(),end=info_.end(); i!=end; ++i )
                         {
-                        shared_ptr<error_info_base const> const & x = i->second;
-                        tmp << '[' << x->tag_typeid_name() << "] = " << x->value_as_string() << '\n';
+                        error_info_base const & x = *i->second;
+                        tmp << '[' << x.tag_typeid_name() << "] = " << x.value_as_string() << '\n';
                         }
                     tmp.str().swap(diagnostic_info_str_);
                     }